Hospital-Wide Initiative Cuts Falls by 30%

The Community Medical Center (Toms River, NJ) has made an incredible advance in increasing patient safety.  Within one year, the center decreased patient falls by 30%.  They have labeled their initiative a "three-ingredient recipe for success."  Their recipe containes three main ingredients: education, assessment and intervention.

The center's success has been profiled in a recent article for Nurse.com by Mary D. DeLima, RN-BC, BA, BSN.  Nurses have been key to the success of the initiative.  As DeLima writes:

"Each patient presents a unique combination of safety risks that could result in a painful, life-changing fall. Nurses understand the importance of reducing falls, but as patient advocates also respect the importance of patients’ independence."

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INQRI researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have also found success in reducing patient falls.  This research team focused on the characteristics unique to each patient to create a tailored intervention. 

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