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Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 & Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire Presentation Template. Name of Organization: Capital Health. Name of Speaker: Suzanne Hennessey. Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative. Who We Are. Location of Facility We operate hospitals, health
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Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 & Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire Presentation Template Name of Organization: Capital Health Name of Speaker: Suzanne Hennessey Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative
Who We Are Location of Facility We operate hospitals, health centres and community-based programs throughout Halifax Regional Municipality and the western part of Hants County. Number and type of Patients/Residents/Clients: 1313 inpatient beds. We provide medical and surgical care, mental health care, community health programs, addiction prevention and treatment, and environmental health services.
AIM From your Team Charter Reduce incidence of falls (fall rate) by 25% from baseline by March 2011 Reduce injury from falls by 25% from baseline by March 2011
Measures At the beginning of the collaborative we were just introducing the Morse Falls Tool so our baseline for documented falls assessment was 0. Since initiating the tool the data has shown a 97%/98% compliance rate with completing the tools.
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 • Name: Lorraine Robertson • Email: Lorraine.Robertson@cdha.nshealth.ca • Phone Number: (902) 473-7875