Royal Victoria Hospital to Build on Leadership in Patient Safety, Quality; Implementing PatientOrderSets.com
Transformative Technology Dramatically Improves Patient Safety and Quality of Care While Reducing Patient Length-of-Stay and Re-Admission Rates
(firmenpresse) - BARRIE, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/12/11 -- PatientOrderSets.com is pleased to announce that Royal Victoria Hospital is joining a growing list of over 160 hospitals across Canada, including more than 50 per cent of Ontario hospitals, that are implementing its advanced order set technology. The technology dramatically improves patient safety and quality of care while reducing patient length-of-stay and re-admission rates.
Order sets are detailed, evidence-based checklists that allow doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to quickly and easily specify appropriate treatments for hundreds of medical conditions in all parts of a hospital.
PatientOrderSets.com provides its client hospitals with a comprehensive web-based order set technology that includes:
PatientOrderSets.com client hospitals are part of a network of more than 160 healthcare organizations that work directly with peer hospitals, clinicians, specialty medical societies and other healthcare stakeholders to share order sets and maintain evidence-based best practices.
PatientOrderSets.com is endorsed by the Ontario Hospital Association as a best practice for Ontario hospitals.
"At RVH, safe, quality care is our number one priority. That means ensuring that every patient receives evidence-based treatments, 100 per cent of the time," said Karen Fleming, Royal Victoria Hospital's Director, Women & Children's Program and Professional Practice. "RVH is in the midst of unprecedented growth as our hospital prepares to open an expansion in early-2011 which will double the size of the existing hospital. Order sets will allow us to further enhance care as we grow, save our clinicians time, while maximizing our precious healthcare dollars."
Dr. Chris O'Connor, President of PatientOrderSets.com said, "We're pleased to have earned the trust of Royal Victoria Hospital, a growing regional hospital and leader in cancer care. It's gratifying to see healthcare leaders like RVH charting the course for better patient safety and healthcare quality."
About Royal Victoria Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital is a 299-bed acute care community hospital based in Barrie, Ontario, a rapidly growing city of over 125,000 residents. The Royal Victoria Hospital is the only hospital in Barrie and provides specialized services to patients from a huge geographical region - including Simcoe County and the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound.
Royal Victoria Hospital's dynamic and progressive medical team of over 280 skilled physicians, almost 2,300 caring staff members and 1,100 dedicated volunteers provide outstanding health care specializing in cancer care, surgical services, critical care, mental health rehabilitation services, as well as women and children's programs.
Royal Victoria Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade. There are in excess of 68,000 visits to its emergency department annually and clinical activities across the board have virtually doubled since the hospital opened in 1997. Extraordinary growth has occurred in surgical services, cancer care and diagnostic support services. For more information: .
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