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healthy11orizonshospitalhassinthecareatients.InpatientFallPreventionProgramcontinuetoprovidequalitypressureulcerpreventioncare.Basedon1000patientsHazletonGeneralsexperiencewithfacility-acquiredpressureulcersisat3whichis3lowerthanthenationalbenchmarkof6.Tismeansthatonlythreepatientsoutofevery1000patientsdevelopapressureulceratourhospital.Terecanbemanyreasonsfortheseincidencesincludingtheageofthepatienttheconditionoftheskinandapatientsvulnerabilitytopressureulcers.Caregiversfollowstrictprotocolsforulcerpreventionincludingturningbed-boundpatientsonaregularbasis.Ifaproblemisdetectedcaregiversquicklydeterminethecausetreatitandworktopreventitfromhappeningagain.Preventingpressureulcersespeciallyinourelderlypopulationisaconstantchallengehoweverourinstancesoffacility-acquiredpressureulcersareconsistentlywellbelowthenationalaverageforhospitalssaidAnitaCoymenRNMSNCertifedWoundOstomyContinenceNurse.Tisisattributedtotheexcellentnursingcareprovidedbyourstafwhoconsiderpreventingpressureulcersatoppriorityduringhospitalization.TeFallPreventionProgramisanotherhospital-wideinitiativethatensuresthesafetyofourpatients.Uponadmissionanurseaskseachpatientpertinentfallhistoryquestionsthatwillresultinacalculation.TiscalculationgivesthepatientascoreintheMorseFallScaleandprovidescaregiverswithanaccuratepatientfallhistory.High-riskpatientsareprovidedwitharedsafetybandsohospitalstafareabletoproperlyidentifyandfurtherassist.Tesepatientsalsohaveasmalldeviceclippedtotheirclothingwhichsetsofanalarmifheorsheattemptsunsupervisedmovementsuchasgettingoutofbedorachair.Nursesareabletoquicklyreachpatientsandprovidethemwithanyadditionalhelptheymayneed.InadditionHazletonGeneralHospitalstafdevelopedtheFallingLeafProgram.Afallingleafisplacedonahigh-riskpatientsdooradiscretewayourhospitalstafcommunicateswithoneanothertoprovidethatpatientwithmaximumsupervision.Allcaregiverswhethertheyhavedirectresponsibilityforthepatientornotplayavitalroleinthehospital-widefallpreventionprogramandthereforeassistoneanothertoensureeachpatientiscomfortableandsecure.Forexampleifaphysicaltherapistoradministrativeemployeewalkspastheorshewillalwayspeekinsidetomakesureapatientissafeandcomfortable.AtHazletonGeneralHospitalwetakeintoconsiderationourpatientssafetyfromadmissiontodischarge.Wehavequalitymeasuresinplacethatensurepatientsaresafeintheirsurroundings.Fallpreventionisoneofourhighestpriorities.WhencomparedwithotherhealthcarefacilitiesweconsistentlyrankwellbelowthenationalaverageforfallssaidSallyBolestaDirectorofNursing.