Becker's Healthcare November 25, 2024
Endeavor Health Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital is one of only 12 U.S. hospitals to achieve consecutive “A” ratings from Leapfrog since 2012, when the organization began biannual safety rankings. Becker’s found out why.
During orientation, all new employees — from housekeeping to nursing, from respiratory therapy to food services — are immersed into the organization’s safety culture, according to Elmhurst president Kimberley Darey, MD. Dr. Darey has served the system since 2010 and became CEO in early 2023.
If several workers in one department are on paid time-off, the whole “house” needs to know, she said. To air safety concerns or potential risks, the hospital holds a daily safety huddle with every department represented.
“We do not have...
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