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Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 & Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire Presentation. Vancouver Coastal Health, Lions Gate Hospital. Barb Barham, Tanya Dunne, Nancy Quinlan, Sandra Sovdat, Geraldine Casey. Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative. Who We Are.
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Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 & Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire Presentation Vancouver Coastal Health, Lions Gate Hospital Barb Barham, Tanya Dunne, Nancy Quinlan, Sandra Sovdat, Geraldine Casey Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative
Who We Are Lions Gate Hospital 231 E 15th Street North Vancouver, B.C. LGH provides a full range of general and many specialized acute care services . The hospital has 268 beds, 7 operating rooms, and a variety of diagnostic services. It is the 4th busiest hospital in Vancouver and 1 of only 5 neurosurgery centres in B.C.
AIM • To reduce the incidence of falls (fall rate) by 40% from baseline by March 2011. • To reduce injury from falls by 40% from baseline by March 2011.
Lessons Learned List any “key” advice or insights you would like to share with other teams?
Next Steps What are some things you will do to sustain the work on reducing falls and injury from falls and by what date?
Contact Information • Tanya Dunne • Project Manager, Fall & Injury Prevention Program • Vancouver Coastal Health • Email: tanya.dunne@vch.ca • Phone Number: 604-875-5600 ext 67208