Сономский госпиталь получил аккредитацию за внедрение стандартов гериатрической помощи

Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Emergency Department has achieved accreditation from the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program. The hospital received a bronze standard level 3 accreditation, which is awarded by the American College of Emergency Physicians to recognize emergency departments that have put specific practices in place to better meet the needs of older patients. To earn the designation, Sonoma Valley Hospital demonstrated its use of best practices in geriatric emergency care, including staff education, appropriate equipment and screening for concerns such as fall risk, delirium and dementia. The accreditation effort was spearheaded by an interdisciplinary team led by Dr. Seric Cusick, Marylou Ehret and colleagues throughout the hospital. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, rehabilitation professionals and other team members have been trained to look beyond a patient’s immediate symptoms, help prevent complications and create a safer transition home. “This accreditation represents a monumental step forward in aligning the care models and medicine practiced within our hospital’s emergency department to the needs of our community,” Cusick said in a news release. “Just as nurses and emergency physicians receive dedicated training in pediatrics, we have come to appreciate that geriatric outcomes and patient/family experiences can be meaningfully impacted with a similar specialized approach.” In 2014, the American College of Emergency Physicians, along with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Emergency Nurses Association and American Geriatrics Society, developed and released geriatric emergency department guidelines. The American College of Emergency Physicians, with support from The Gary and Mary West Health Institute and John A. Hartford Foundation, implemented the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program in May 2018.