2006 Michigan Health and Safety Coalition Consumer Report

Survey Results for Iron County Community Hospital

In the Annual Volume Results column, the lower bar always represents the Coalition's recommended volume and the upper bar always represents the hospital's volume. The actual volume numbers are displayed below the bars.

Click the links in the Treatment Area column to view the survey results for a specific treatment.

Treatment Area

Activity Results

Annual Volume Results

Open Heart Surgery

n/a

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

n/a

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

n/a

Carotid Endarterectomy Surgery

n/a

Esophagectomy

n/a

Low Birthweight Infants

n/a

Infants with Congenital Anomalies

n/a

Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing (IPS)

n/a

Hospital Comments

Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing (IPS)

A clinical pharmacist makes daily rounds every day except Sundays and holidays.

General Comments on Patient Safety Activities

Medication Reconciliation Labeling of solutions and medications on and off the sterile field Hand-Off Communication Communication of Critical Resulst and Results of Critical Tests Deveolopment of a Customer Service and Safety Enhancement Team consisting of Staff Members Universal Protocol Patient Identification One Order per Line Initialing of Test Reports by Physician and RN before Filing Fall Reduction Team Evaluating Use of Foley Catheters Development of Clinical Guidelines for Head Injuries Admission Orders Sets for CHF,Pneumonia, Diabetic Ketoacidosi Development of Thrombosis Risk Factor Assessment ICU Patient Safety Audits Development of Coumadin Clinic Use of Software Program in Pharmacy identifying allergies, drug interaction of patient's meds for all inpatients Patient Care Redesign Transfer PI Participation in Rural Organization Safety Culture Survey Project Participation in MI Governor's Award