Outstanding Team Improvement Award
WINNER
RAPID 6 TEAM Left to right : Elise Rolison , Fidelity Dominguez , Meghan Burke , Miriam Conant , Richele Koehler
In a 2021 survey , 57 % of Level 6 nurses believed they would encounter negative feedback if they activated a rapid response team ( RRT ) – and Level 6 code data from the previous two years revealed a significant increase in Children ’ s Colorado Pillar Goal Deterioration Events , SSEs and deaths . The Level 6 leadership team immediately identified the need to escalate these clinical care and unit culture concerns to surgical and medical leadership . Recognition , Activation , and Prevention of Inhospital Deterioration ( RAPID ) 6 Program has increased general awareness of the need to create a more robust escalation of care model and created the framework for the formal transition of RAPID 6 into RAPID , which addresses house-wide escalation of care concerns and advances the expanded development and implantation of the Watcher model . In addition to this incredible achievement , RAPID 6 has also informed various quality contributions , including the completion of more than 260 Level 6 RRT reviews and the formal implementation of the Surgical Hospitalist Assisted Recovery service , which includes the addition of a safety officer to support the RRT process , provide immediate feedback and support nursing in the escalation of patient safety concerns . The RAPID 6 team has truly exemplified the meaning of teamwork across disciplines .
NOMINEES : CLINICAL ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM TEAM COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY RESEARCH TEAM
HEALTH PAVILION KIDSTREET MILK AND FORMULA LABELING & BARCODING TEAM
NEW GRAD REIMAGINED TEAM SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING TEAM
2022 PHIL Award Winners
Each year , hospitals across the country present the FACES Foundation ’ s Pulmonary Health and Illnesses of the Lungs ( PHIL ) Award to outstanding respiratory therapists . As the only nationally recognized recognition program honoring outstanding respiratory therapists , its winners are united by their exemplary care and treatment for patients with respiratory illnesses .
THIS YEAR ’ S WINNERS ARE :
DUNCAN GEDDES , RRT , NPS Respiratory therapist specialist , inpatient
Geddes was selected for excellence in respiratory care for cardiac surgical patients , with special emphasis on family-centered care .
JOYCE BAKER , MBA , RRT , RRT-NPS , AE-C , FAARC Asthma clinical specialty coordinator , The Breathing Institute
Baker was selected due to her demonstration of leadership and teamwork . Her work builds bridges from inpatient to outpatient and fosters stronger community partnerships .
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