Hospital successfully lifts off with lift-offs
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, April 21, 2006
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It's been a year since the Miami Valley Hospital (MVH) began its patient lift-team program and results point to a rousing success: lower-back injuries among nurses decreased 50% and more than 800 hours of nursing staff time was gained in the first year, since nurses no longer were required to assist others in moving, lifting or holding patients.
The lift-team program at MVH employs about six physically fit men (women can apply) teamed in pairs. The teams work overlapping shifts and cover a total of 800 plus beds. When they arrive for work, team members begin scheduling time lifts for the day, with their first priority being medical-surgical units and critical care units, the primary users of the service. The team can be accessed any time for emergency lifts, helicopter off loads, and assistance in positioning patients for dressing changes or other procedures.
Source: Miami Valley Hospital
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