just throw them on the Mayo stand."
• Video cameras. It's not uncommon to have video cameras in
your ORs, but what about security throughout the rest of your
facility? Ms. Plett had cameras installed in the storeroom, the ster-
ile processing department, pre-op, the sterile core, the lounge,
vendor staging areas and hallways. This has helped in a couple
ways, says Ms. Plett. First, it makes visualization easy, especially
during off-hours. Second, it cuts down on the amount of walking
for the staff member at the control desk looking for a team mem-
ber. "But the biggest thing is [security] off-hours," says Ms. Plett.
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Back injuries to surgical staff members
can be debilitating. Unfortunately,
they're a common occurrence when staff
transfer patients to and from a stretcher
or a bed, especially total joint and neuro
patients who can't help lift and move
themselves. At St. Joseph/Candler Health
System in Savannah, Ga., Arthur B.
Shumate, RN, BSN, MSN, CNOR, the sys-
tem director of surgical services, says that HoverMatts have solved the problem.
"Every surgical patient gets a HoverMatt," says Mr. Shumate. "It literally hovers them
up on a cushion of air. It barely takes any strength at all to move them to a stretcher
or bed." You'll find a HoverMatt in each of the 17 ORs at St. Joseph's, plus a few in
pre-op as well.
— Dan O'Connor
S T . J O S E P H / C A N D L E R H E A L T H S Y S T E M
Transfer Patients With Ease
z SAFE TRANSFER It takes little effort
to transfer patients on a cushion of air.
Arthur
B.
Shumate,
RN,
BSN,
MSN,
CNOR
O R E X C E L L E N C E AWA R D S O R E X C E L L E N C E AWA R D S
