• State of the art equipment to include: beds that weigh patients daily, vital sign machines to include pulse oximetry, and new telemetry monitors and transmitters.
• Defined admission and telemetry monitoring criteria.
• Designated as the stroke unit.
• Main nursing station along with 5 nursing substations with computer access and phones at each station.
• Patient charts maintained at respective nursing station for convenience.
• Wireless phones for nursing staff to facilitate communication between healthcare professionals.
• Fax machines available in each nursing area.
• Patient ratio of 6 patients per nurse.
• Educated monitor technicians staffed 24 hours a day to monitor cardiac rhythms.
• Staff educated in National Patient Safety Goals and Core Measure requirements.