In partnership with our MC Fort Worth facilities, please remember suicide assessments should ONLY be completed on patients 12 and older WITH behavioral health complaints.

Patients presenting without a behavioral health complaint should NOT BE SCREENED for suicide.

Please see below for additional information.

Suicide Huddle Card

Thank you, 

HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our HCA Saint Petersburg Hospital, please review the ED Sepsis bundle process steps.

ED Sepsis Bundle

Thank you for your partnership, 

HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our HCA Florida Blake Hospital, please review the documentation requirements for Plan of Care.

Plan of Care should be created AND documented on during ALL admissions.

This ensures LPN's are able to follow up with documentation and stay within their scope of practice. 

Thank you, 

HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our HCA Gulf Coast facilities, please see the below opportunity for 1 CNE credit on October 20, 2023.

Med Recs to Prevent Med Wrecks

Thank you, 

HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our HCA Florida Lawnwood facility, please review and re-educate yourself with gastrostomy tube, continuous feeding and site care policies.  We aim to ensure consistent and safe care to our patients and thank you for your partnership!

Gastrostomy, Continuous Feeding and Site Care Policies

Thank you, 

HWS Clinical Ops Team

Hi HWS Team! In Partnership with our Medical City Fort Worth Ortho/Neuro Unit, please familiarize yourself with the assessment, performance and documentation requirements for post operative patients. 

• All post operative patients must ambulate within 4 hours after surgery
• Patients must be fitted for a brace.
• Neurovascular checks should be performed at 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600 and 2000.

Please also refer to the overview sheets with QR codes that are spread throughout the unit to assist you in remembering the required assessments, performance and documentation requirements for the unit. 

Thank you for your continued partnership in patient care and safety! We appreciate you!

-HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our Medical City Fort Worth facility, please review the updated Suicide Huddle Card.  Screening should occur in patients age 12 years and older whom are being admitted with behavioral health complaints.

Suicide Huddle Card

Thank you for your dedication to patient safety.

HWS Clinical Ops Team

In partnership with our HCA Houston facilities, please review the attachment regarding higher level of care SBAR communication in rapid response situations. 

SBAR Rapid Response

Thank you for your continued commitment to patient care and safety! 

In partnership with our West Florida Division facilities, please review the below attachments for Stroke Core Measure nursing education.  Evidence based stroke care encompasses not only clinical aspect of the care provided, but also how well we document care provided in the medical health records. The chart audits identified an opportunity with a few areas of stroke care, such as:

• Documentation of VTE prophylaxis (see Nursing units RN Stroke orientation slide 23)
• Patient’s discharge Stroke education with individualized risk factors
• Neuro checks and NIH documentation

Nursing units RN Stroke orientation

Discharge Stroke Education Documentation

Frequent Neuro Intervention

Stroke_TIA Tips Admission and Discharge

Thank you for your dedication to patient safety!

In partnership with our facilities, please remember that texting physicians from your personal phone is not encrypted or HIPAA approved.  Please see below for a refresher regarding mobile communications with physicians.

Texting Providers

Thank you for your dedication to patient safety and HIPAA policies!