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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Sunrise awarded
The Sunrise Health Region was recently recognized for efforts to make health care better for Saskatchewan residents. The Pursuing Excellence Awards were presented at a special ceremony held as part of the fourth annual Inspire Health Care Quality Summit, hosted by Saskatchewan’s Health Quality Council (HQC). Sunrise Health Region received two of the eight awards given out in the province. The Mental Health and Addictions Services Crisis Assessment Team (CAT) received an award in the “Better Teams” category for making improvements resulting in services with no wait list and providing service to more clients in a more timely way to meet client needs – whether the outpatient mental health clinic, Yorkton Regional Health Centre, rural clinics or in the clients own homes. The targeted strategy allowed the team to achieve their goals in less than two months with clients voicing their satisfaction about being seen quickly
– Quality of service acknowledged and with the improved response time to service. The department of Pharmacy improvement team received a “Better Value” award for their work to reduce inventory levels in all medication storage areas while maintaining an adequate supply of medication on-hand to meet patient needs in the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Work included comparing inventory levels from the previous two years, gathering medication order histories and reviewing variances month-tomonth. The team applied lean methodology to all medication rooms, including the storage area. Through this initiative, there has been a savings of $76,000 in inventory ordered and stocked by care units, and an 84 per cent reduction in expired inventory in an affiliate facility.
“I am impressed by the tremendous advancements made by the mental health and addiction services team and the pharmacy team, and proud of the recognition that our region has once again received in this year’s Pursuing Excellence Awards,” comments Suann Laurent, President and CEO. “To have our success in lean management and these teams being acknowledged by our peers is truly a nod to our commitment to ongoing client centred care.” Sunrise Health Region representatives also had the opportunity to present and educate attendees on a variety of topics including: • Child and family centred care; • Lean improvements and,; • Working towards eliminating surgical site infections.
BIKE RODEO – Yorkton schools are learning about bike safety, as 250 Grade three students learn the importance of helmets and the rules of the road this week. The event, an initiative with the local RCMP detachment, will see each child get a helmet and bike lock. As well, kids were able to win bicycles donated by Canadian Tire through a coloring contest or as a prize at the Community Bike Rodeo event, held at the Gallagher Centre on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pictured above was the first event of the week at Yorkdale Central School, with students learning about proper bike control.
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