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OR Excellence Awards 2016 - September 2016 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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tive results." Bodily injury It's not just an active threat that the center's leadership worries about, though. They also want to make sure staff members are happy and comfort- able in their positions. One area they wanted to improve on was how they track slips, trips and falls. To do this, the center worked with their employee health department to create a system that now sends out real-time notifications when one of these events occurs. This notification sys- tem sends emails to the chair of the safety committee, which "has resulted in a timely correction of trip and fall hazards," says Ms. Groven. S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 6 9 RECOVERY IS NOT SAFETY IS EASY ® Patient Transfer Sheet ErgoPlus Anti-Fatigue Mats Ergo-Step™ Stool DridFloor™ Absorbent Pad Trip-No-More™ Cord Cover To place an order, call 866-764-3327 www.Ansell.com/SANDEL ©2015 Ansell Limited. All rights reserved. Help reduce the risk of back injuries, slips, trips and falls in your O.R. Let SANDEL solutions will work for you while you work for your patients. Z-Slider

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