6 Reasons Why Hospital Fall Prevention Programs Fail

6 Reasons Why Hospital Fall Prevention Programs Fail

Did you know that 700,000 — 1,000,000 patients fall while hospitalized each year? Of those patients who fall, 30 — 35% sustain a serious injury that extends their hospital stay an average of six days. Moreover, patient falls may require rehabilitation and cause decline in the patient’s overall health and wellbeing.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patient falls in hospitals are one of the most frequently reported adverse events. The issue is so pervasive that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality published an extensive Preventing Patient Falls in Hospitals Toolkit.

Address the Root Causes of Hospital Patient Falls It is with the best of intentions that hospitals implement a fall prevention program. There are medication reviews, environmental modifications, clinician education, etc. Sadly, though, many hospitals still struggle to sustain their fall prevention program’s effectiveness long term.

Implementing Effective Patient Fall Prevention Programs in Your Hospital Where can your hospital make improvements? Make a plan. And take action.

By implementing targeted interventions, monitoring progress, and sharing findings, your hospital can reduce the incidence of patient falls and improve patient safety overall.

Patient safety is the core of what we do. We say this often. That’s because we’ve witnessed the frustration from medical facilities trying to reduce patient falls. We’ve seen reduction at 25%. Yet one of our clients reported that 100% of their units with the VirtuAlly system installed saw decreases in patient falls post-installation, creating safer, happier environments for both patients and staff. A win, win. Win! Finally, we’re easy to reach. We’re likable and caring. We’d be delighted to demo how VirtuAlly.io elevates fall prevention programs to higher levels of effectiveness. We say this with confidence and gratitude.

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