Quality improvement planning, the patient care concern process and hospital foundation activities were discussed at the Dec. 19 meeting of the North Wellington Health Care (NWHC) board of directors.
Gianni Accettola, NWHC’s interim patient care manager, presented on inpatient care activity at each of the hospital sites in Mount Forest and Palmerston.
Accettola’s report highlighted the introduction of a new electronic nursing reference tool called Mosby’s Skills. The new tool offers staff online access to evidence-based skills and procedures. Content has been adapted from authoritative resources with insight from leading nursing societies, and is continuously updated to reflect the latest in evidence-based practice.
Diane Wilkinson, NWHC vice-president patient services and chief nursing executive, provided an education session to the board on addressing identified patient care concerns.
The Palmerston District Hospital Foundation and Louise Marshall Hospital Foundation of Mount Forest were congratulated on the success with the recent radiothon.
“It is great to see the community support in helping us bring the improvements to patient care into reality” stated Tom Sullivan NWHC, board chair. The next NWHC board meeting is set for 7pm on Feb. 13 in Palmerston.
