Case Study
Innovative CPR Training Program Helps Health System Employee Save A Life Outside Hospital Walls
Salem Health, located in Salem, Oregon is the premier health care provider for Oregon’s Williamette Valley. It includes the main campus in Salem, Salem Health West Valley and other clinics and services. Salem Health’s Salem Hospital achieved Magnet ® redesignation in 2015 from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for quality patient care, clinical excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. This emergency department technician had completed her quarterly American Heart Association RQI ® skills training just days before facing the ultimate test. “ I’m incredibly thankful for being able to train on this type of equipment because it made all the difference.” — Christiana Adams, Emergency Department Technician, Emergency Department, Sale