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Less time in ED: zero tolerance for patients with emergency department stays of more than 24 hours
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is working to improve patient and staff safety, and the overall experience in the emergency department. The focus is on eliminating extended lengths of stay in...
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 27 May 2021
Mental Health 4 Uplift
A project which aims to improve access to care for mental health patients by reducing their length of stay in the emergency department (ED) and reducing barriers to discharge from...
Added: 15 December 2020 | Last updated: 15 April 2021
Feeling Hip Again: Gold Standard Care for Hip Fracture Patients at St Vincent's Hospital
This project aims to improve the delivery of care to hip fracture patients at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (SVHS). Standardisation of care processes will lead to improved patient flow, patient...
Added: 5 November 2020 | Last updated: 12 November 2020
Optimising Screening and Isolation for Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
Screening for carbapenemase-producing enterobacterales (CPE) and isolation in single rooms while awaiting test results is recommended for hospitalised patients who are at risk of CPE carriage. However, single rooms are...
Added: 18 August 2020 | Last updated: 3 September 2020
Healthy ED Healthy Hospital
The Healthy ED Healthy Hospital project aimed to improve safe and timely emergency care within an agreed timeframe in a bid to improve patient safety and outcomes.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
STAT MH: Safe, Timely Access to Mental Health
This project will implement a number of solutions to reduce clinical variability and length of stay in acute adult mental health inpatient units. These include a new model of care,...
Added: 14 March 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017
Totally Hip (and Knee)
This project reviewed the journey of patients undergoing an elective total hip or knee replacement at the Tweed Hospital. In consultation with staff and patients, a range of improvements were...
Added: 6 March 2017 | Last updated: 28 April 2017