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| Quality Improvement Report |
| July 2008 |
| How to set up an effective rapid response system |
| Small hospitals struggling to implement a rapid response system may want to take a cue from East Texas Medical Center in Athens, a 28-bed facility that saw its calls for code blues-as well as its mortality rates-drop after it instituted an emergency team.
The medical center's effort began in 2006, when leadership formed a team to address the issues by looking at baseline data, Melissa Lehman, RN, MSN, CPHQ, said during HCPro's May 14 audioconference, "Rapid Response Systems for Small Hospitals: Tips and Tools to Overcome a Lack of Resources."
The team included leaders from the floor, the ED, and the ICU. |
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