Sanford Westbrook among Fifty-eight Minnesota hospitals earn patient-safety awards
Program recognizes superior efforts to prevent adverse health events
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center recently received notification of its place among the state’s honored health care facilities for excellence in two patient safety initiatives.
According to information released by the Minnesota Department of Health, Sanford Westbrook was among fifty-eight Minnesota hospitals this month receiving one or more awards recognizing superior efforts to prevent the most prevalent adverse health events. Westbrook was recognized in the areas of Safe Skin and Safe Site.
The Minnesota Hospital Association’s Patient Safety Excellence Awards honor hospitals participating in at least one of the association’s four safety campaigns to prevent: pressure ulcers, or bedsores (“SAFE SKIN”); patient falls (“SAFE from FALLS”); wrong-site invasive procedures (“SAFE SITE”) and retained foreign objects in labor and delivery (“SAFE COUNT”).
To qualify, hospitals must have implemented at least 90 percent of a campaign’s required safety measures, such as verifying that they are repositioning at-risk patients at least every two hours to prevent pressure ulcers.
“These awards set the bar very high,” said MHA Patient Safety Vice President Tania Daniels. “Winning hospitals have achieved measurable and meaningful progress toward implementing best practices to drive down adverse events.”
Each campaign’s improvement requirements are based on national and state best practices. They are also based on participating hospitals’ sharing of information about adverse health events that occurred at their facilities.
Rick Nordahl, Sanford Westbrook & Tracy CEO, holds high praise for the every day effort of all Sanford Westbrook team members. “The entire Sanford Westbrook staff is passionate about giving the highest level of care to our patients, and have been deserving of this accolade for some time.” “It is wonderful to see the smallest hospital in Minnesota recognized as being among the safest”
Westbrook CT Truck is now on site!
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center is excited to announce that the CT Truck is not on site at the Westbrook location. Appointments will be available Tuesdays-Fridays. For more information, call (507) 274-6121 and ask for Outreach.
Flu Shots available starting October 20th:
Sanford Clinic Westbrook will be giving flu vaccinations beginning Monday, October 20th and during regular clinic hours Mondays through Fridays. For more information call the Sanford Clinic Westbrook at (507) 274-6121
EVLT provides treatment for varicose veins.
EVLT, or Endo-Venous Laser Treatment, is a minimally invasive laser procedure that will usually take less than one hour. EVLT leaves little or no scars as the traditional vein stripping would, and offers excellent success rates of 97%.
Dr. Sajjad Rizvi, Sanford Westbrook Medical Center, Surgeon, is now taking consultation appointments with patients to determine if they are a likely candidate for EVLT. Dr. Rizvi points out that this new procedure is exclusive to our facilities, which previously requiried long distance travel in order to receive this treatment. Call our Outreach Dept. at 274-6815 to make an appointment.
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center Partners To Bring Radiation Therapy To Southwestern Minnesota
Sanford Tracy Medical Center and Sanford Westbrook Medical Center are proud to be partners in bringing radiation therapy to patients throughout southwestern Minnesota. Located in Worthington, MN, Southwest Minnesota Radiation Center is a joint effort among six Sanford Health Network facilities. Because of this collaboration, patients across southwestern Minnesota can be treated with state-of-the-art radiation medicine – Right Here, Right Now.
“The development of this center will provide a valuable option to those people who have been diagnosed with cancer. No longer will our friends and neighbors need to travel considerable distances everyday to receive their treatments. We believe out participation in creating this new cancer center is the perfect complement to the chemotherapy services already provided on our campuses,” says Rick Nordahl, CEO of Sanford Tracy Medical Center and Sanford Westbrook Medical Center.
Southwest Minnesota Radiation Center, located on the campus of Worthington Regional Hospital features state-of-the-art technology and will begin treating patients in June 2007. Southwest Minnesota Radiation Center is a joint venture of Murray County Medical Center, Sanford Jackson Medical Center, Sanford Tracy Medical Center, Sanford Westbrook Medical Center, Windom Area Hospital and Worthington Regional Hospital.
Toe Nail Clinic:
Shetek Home Care provides a toe nail clinic once a month in the beauty parlor located at Peterson Estates. Appointments begin at 1:00 pm and can be made by calling Shetek Home Care at 274-6841. There is a min. fee of $11 for this service.
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center
920 Bell Avenue
Westbrook, Minnesota 56183
