Goal-Save lives, reduce suffering and lower costs related to complications of surgery. Developed...

September 17th, 2013
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The Florida Hospital Association highlights its quality improvement initiatives with several repo...

September 17th, 2013

This report highlights five years of quality improvement among Florida hospitals. It highlights "...

September 16th, 2013
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On the Cusp Initiative GoalReduce the occurrence of two frequent hospital-acquired infections—ur...

September 16th, 2013
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A nurse-driven protocol was implemented to increase the staff’s awareness on the appropriate indi...

March 12th, 2013
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After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

March 12th, 2013
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The hospital joined the On the CUSP: Stop BSI  collaborative offered by IHA. The focus was on CLA...

March 12th, 2013
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Central line-associated bloodstream infections continued to occur in the adult ICU despite the im...

March 12th, 2013
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In October 2010, Memorial Medical Center implemented an intervention “bundle” designed to reduce ...

March 12th, 2013
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A hospital study was conducted to evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of UV light as a ge...

March 12th, 2013
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Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...

March 12th, 2013
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Utilizing PDSA, the hospital’s multidisciplinary team utilized evidence based best practices to e...

March 12th, 2013
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The purpose of the project was to improve the recognition and early goal directed treatment of pa...

March 12th, 2013
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The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...

March 12th, 2013
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Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

March 6th, 2013
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The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-ass...

March 6th, 2013
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The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

March 6th, 2013
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An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

March 6th, 2013
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