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Preventing Falls & Injuries: Kelowna General Hospital Success Story

Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative to learn how Kelowna General Hospital achieved a 40% reduction in fall rates and injuries. Discover their change ideas, measures, lessons learned, and next steps for sustaining this work. Contact Kyla Jackson or Laura Steinke for more information.

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Preventing Falls & Injuries: Kelowna General Hospital Success Story

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  1. Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 & Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire Presentation Template Name of Organization: Interior Health Name of Speaker: Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative

  2. Who We Are Kelowna General Hospital • A 16 bed medical/renal acute care ward in Kelowna BC • Most beds have bed alarms • Staffing includes: 2 RNs and 2 LPNs on days and 2 RNs and 1 LPN after 3pm • For the purposes of data collection, we used 8 beds on Team 2

  3. Team Members

  4. AIM • 40% reduction in fall rate from baseline • 40% reduction in fall related injuries • 100% completion of a Fall Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) upon admission • 100% completion of FRAT following a fall or significant change in medical status • 100% of “At Risk” patients with a documented fall prevention / injury reduction plan

  5. Change Ideas

  6. Measures

  7. Lessons Learned

  8. Next Steps What are some things you will do to sustain the work on reducing falls and injury from falls and by what date?

  9. Contact Information • Name: • Kyla Jackson or Laura Steinke • Email: • Kyla.jackson@interiorhealth.ca • Laura.Steinke@interiorhealth.ca • Phone Number: • 250-862-4280

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