Tele-ICU Helps Hospital Achieve an “A” Leapfrog Safety Grade, Reduce Unnecessary Transfers
Tele-ICU Helps Hospital Achieve an “A” Leapfrog Safety Grade, Reduce Unnecessary Transfers
1 PagesETM_Case_Meadows_05.15.18 ©2018 Eagle Telemedicine, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CASE STUDY: MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Tele-ICU Helps Hospital Achieve an “A” Leapfrog Safety Grade, Reduce Unnecessary Transfers • Total ventilator days are up. The increase in ventilator days fr om 44.3 to 49.6 is a clear measure that the hospital is keeping more ventilated patients. • Ventilated days per patient are down. The hospital is more efficiently weening patients off ventilators, helping decrease risk factors such as ventilator-associated pneumonia. This is measured by the decrease in average ICU length of stay (ALOS) from 4.7 to 4.5. • Fewer patients are transferred. With consistent, 24/7 ICU coverage by intensivists, the facility is able to keep more patients in their hometown hospital. • Leapf
