Deborah Burger,
R.N. March 1, 2015
Co-President
California Nurses
Association
2000 Franklin
Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Re: workplace
safety
Dear Ms. Burger,
Please allow me to thank you and your
membership at California Nurses Association(CNA) for all that you do to help
others, I really appreciate it. My humble advocacy for the prevention of
Healthcare Associate Infections(HAI) in our Veteran’s Hospitals has led me to
the great work of the CNA concerning patient safety, supporting your efforts at
the San Diego Veterans Healthcare System brought to light the value of a
collective voice, thank you very much!
Just the other day I was at a meeting which
included senior nursing staff and clinicians at our community hospital
concerning the proposed patient guide book, it has a focus on patient safety,
including the identification of the value of hand washing, I asked the group
“how do doctors respond when a patient asks if they washed their hands”, the
response was, no comments, blank expressions.
Bits and pieces I learn in support of our
Veteran’s, what to do with what I learn is a challenge, I do know that the CAN
is at our community hospital, they actually talk to me there, the Veteran’s do
not.
Your website is focusing more and more on
patient and workplace safety, I really appreciate that.
How can the CNA
help our Veteran’s in my humble opinion? Our community hospital would be a
great example for the Veteran’s system to learn from as a HAI free facility and
that can happen with the support of the CNA.
Little do I know about the medical industry so
my advocacy is dedicated to supporting those who help others and that would be
you and your entire membership.
Sincerely,
Michael H.
Slavinski
Ps thank you for
including the good work of the California Department of Public Health’s HAI
program as a nurse resource on your website, I have been very impressed with
their efforts concerning the prevention of HAI, the VA has access to their
efforts as well.
To: The Board of
Directors
February 25,
2015
Tri-City Medical
Center-Administration
4002 Vista Way
Oceanside CA 92056
Re: Quality
commitment
Dear Honorable
Board of Directors,
Please allow me to thank you and the entire
staff at Tri-City Healthcare District(TCHD) for your commitment to provide safe
and efficient healthcare to our community, I really appreciate it.
Recently two comments from Honorable Board
members give me hope for a bright future for healthcare, “what is preventing
TCHD from becoming one of the top rated hospitals in the country” and “it would
be good to add an extra board meeting to spend more time on quality issues”!
TCHD, already is one of the top rated hospitals
in the country says the Leap Frog Group, a consistent “A” quality rating speaks
for its self in addition to numerous awards received from the Joint Commission.
A new facility would be a good start but, as
with other industries, anything less than a “holistic” approach to quality will
always be challenged by entropy. Your financial commitment to providing quality
care is clearly stated in recent investments but, in my humble opinion,
“culture” should not be overlooked. Culture is easily identified, the question,
“how do your fellow staff members
respond when a patient ask if they have washed their hands”. To clearly
identify your interests, that question should be the first questions asked in
any employment interview.
Cedar-Siani, one of the safest facilities in
the country, had a Healthcare Associated Infection(HAI) issue a few years ago,
a comment from a doctor there, “HAI is un-acceptable at our facility”. Adding the cost/waste associated with
re-admissions and HAI occurrence to your monthly financial report should impact
your investment strategies and theoretically improve your bottom line.
HAI, thousands will lose life and limb in
addition to the catastrophic fiscal damage in the state of California this year
from a completely preventable set of diseases, our Veterans are not faring any
better due to staff members routinely
get offended when asked if they have washed their hands.
Can organized labor help create a safe work
place, are the Fed’s in, how will the California Department of Public Health
respond to your efforts to be one of the safest and efficient medical
facilities in the country, hard to say but I would really like to find out and
pass the information on to our Veteran’s care providers.
Is there a need, time or support for more
meetings concerning safety and efficiencies here at TCHD, that I would like to
learn as well.
Once again, thank you for all that you and the
entire staff here at TCHD do for others, I really appreciate it!
Respectfully,
Michael H.
Slavinski
http://h-a-i-5.blogspot.com/
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