Golisano Children's Hospital / Quality / Improving Care & Safety Improving Patient Care & Safety Preventing Hospital Acquired Conditions Our goal is to provide an optimal healing environment. However, even in the best hospitals there are risks that may occur in the course of care. The priority of our Quality Improvement & Safety teams is to support staff and families in working together to reduce the occurrence of hospital acquired conditions. Adverse Drug Events (ADE) Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Unplanned Extubations (UE) Peripheral Intravenous Infiltration and Extravasations (PIVIE) Benchmarking Our Progress To benchmark our progress, we collaborate with many organizations, such as: Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services New York State Department of Health Solutions for Patient Safety Vermont Oxford Network National Surgical Quality Improvement Program We do this to monitor and report on key clinical performance initiatives, medical outcomes, and patient satisfaction scores. Initiatives to Improve Patient Care and Safety These are just a few initiatives we've undertaken to continue to improve the way we care for our young patients. Asthma Care Educating patients and families in management of asthma, at home and at school. Pediatric Asthma Care Antibiotic Stewardship Using antibiotics when they are necessary, and avoiding or stopping them when no longer needed. Antibiotic Stewardship G-Tube Care A guide for at-home G-Tube care, helping families recognize and address common feeding tube issues. G-Tube Home Care NAKI Prevention Nephrotoxic Acute Kidney Injury (NAKI), is a serious side effect of some medicines. We screen for it to prevent it from happening in our hospital. Nephrotoxic Acute Kidney Injury Prevention PANS The Pediatric Advanced Nutrition Support (PANS) program specializes in the treatment of children with feeding difficulty and complex nutritional needs. Pediatric Advanced Nutrition Support Safe Sleep To sleep safely, follow the ABCs. Babies should sleep: Alone, on their Back, in a safe Crib. Read more about keeping your baby safe while they sleep! Safe Sleep Pediatric Tracheostomy & Home Ventilator Program We help you feel confident about providing safe care for your child's tracheostomy at home. Tracheostomy Ventilator Home Care Digital Health & Clinical Informatics We are focused on identifying ways to integrate technology into clinical workflows to help clinicians provide the best possible care. Pediatric Informatics
