ICU patient safety streak at 3 years and running
Seven Oaks Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team was recently presented with a 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award by the WRHA Critical Care Program for its astounding 1,125 Ventilator Days without a single acquired Pneumonia case!
The streak is over three years and still running!
Pneumonia is a common risk for ventilated patients because the tube inserted to facilitate mechanically–assisted breathing can allow the passage of bacteria into the lower lungs for someone who already has a compromised respiratory system.
Prevention strategies include exemplary hand hygiene and equipment sterilization and careful use of sedation.
Congratulations to the Seven Oaks ICU team!
Some of the SOGH ICU team shown with their award: (l to r) Cris Gomez, Blair Stevenson, Karen Fulmore, Karen Austman, Francis Jarme, Robert Kunze, Bernadette Ilag, Loraine Hill and Ed Martens