Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Reducing Sepsis Mortality Through Early Identification of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Implementation of "Change Bundles"

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification of patients at risk for sepsis and provide timely evidence-based interventions. The objectives were to: decrease hospital sepsis mortality rates by 10 percent in one year; decrease hospital sepsis mortality rates by 25 percent over the next five years; improve compliance to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement sepsis resuscitation measures; and improve staff knowledge and understanding of the clinical parameters of early system inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis, and the current best practice associated with resuscitation management.