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H e a lt h
CEREAL CREDENTIALS
When picking out morn-
ing breakfast cereals,
look for ones that have
2.5 grams or more of
dietary fiber per serv-
ing. Fiber helps with
digestion.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
PUMP FOR POWER
Adults lose approxi-
mately 4 to 6 pounds of
muscle a decade, one
reason why weight train-
ing is crucial as we age.
It improves muscles,
strength, balance and
bones.
American Council on Exercise
SPREADING OUT
Tired
of plain old peanut
butter? Try sunflower
seed butter or almond
butter. Both are lower
in saturated fat than
peanut butter. Enjoy
them on sandwiches,
whole-grain crackers or
raw vegetables.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
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SAMARITAN WINS
KEEPING
PATIENTS SAFE:
Laurie Polneau,
chief quality
officer; Tom
Thompson, CEO
and president;
and Kathryn
Trumbull, CNO/
administrator
of patient care
services, accept
the Safe Care
in Action award
presented to
Samaritan.
S
PATIENT SAFETY AWARD
ixteen Washington state hospitals, including Samaritan Healthcare, were recently
recognized by the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) in Seattle for their
outstanding effort to reduce patient harm and improve patient safety.
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The 2013 Safe
Care in Action awards were presented at the 81st annual
meeting of WSHA to hospitals participating in the Part-
nership for Patients initiative. To earn the award, hospitals
had to achieve either a 40 percent reduction in harm,
place in the top 10 percentile for six or more key safety
measures, or achieve 80 percent of eligible measures.
“‘Never do harm’ is one of the foundational themes
within the Hippocratic Oath, yet preventable illness
and injury remain all too commonplace in America’s
health care system,” says Tom Thompson, CEO and
president of Samaritan Healthcare. “Our staff takes
this responsibility very seriously, and we are most proud
to accept this recognition from our peers. This work
helps us establish best practices in our hospital so that
they become second nature, which is great news for the
patients.”
The Safe Care in Action award reflects Samaritan’s
successful participation in the Partnership for Patients
initiative that is being led locally by WSHA and nation-
ally by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. By
joining this initiative, hospital and health care providers
across the nation pledged to make health care safer, more
reliable and less costly—ultimately saving thousands of
lives and millions of dollars. WSHA provides member
hospitals with training, data, tools and other resources
to help them reach these patient safety goals.
Safety watch
The Partnership for Patients
Initiative focuses on reduc-
ing harm in 10 key areas:
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Adverse drug events.
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Catheter-associated
urinary tract infections.
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Central-line-associated
blood stream infections.
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Injuries from falls and
immobility.
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Obstetrical adverse
effects.
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Pressure ulcers.
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Surgical site infections.
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Venous
thromboembolism.
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Ventilator-associated
pneumonia.
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Preventable
readmissions.
For more information
on the WSHA Partner-
ship for Patients, visit
www.wsha.org/partner
shipforpatients.cfm
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