May 22, 2012

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Stories and Videos - Workplace safety

Tips on keeping injury rates down, from KP's leading region

04/11/2012 Northwest leads Kaiser Permanente's hospital-based regions in the fewest workplace safety injuries in 2011. [ STORY ]

Strong union ties fuel joint strategy on growth

03/21/2012 This article from the 2011 LMP Performance Report provides updates on the work being done in partnership to grow membership, plus highlights of the year from Attendance, Healthy Workforce, Workforce Planning and Development, and Workplace Safety. [ STORY ]

SF lab switches needles and reduces complaints

12/06/2011 San Francisco Medical Center out-patient lab switched to new needles after member complaints of bruising. The old design also made accidental needle stick injuries more likely, said staff. [ SNAPSHOT ]

High-performing teams drive culture

12/01/2011 A new study out of Southern California finds that high-performing teams with a culture of “trust and openness” have a significantly lower workplace injury rate. [ STORY ]

How a contest can lead to safety

09/21/2011 A food and nutrition services department in Southern California goes injury free for 11 months after engaging staff members in a friendly competition for movie tickets. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Hawaii Medical-Surgical team gives workplace safety a lift

05/18/2011 Nursing staff on a Medical-Surgical unit in Hawaii reduce patient-handling injuries after their UBT, working with a performance improvement adviser, conducts a small test of change. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Needle-stick injuries drop to 0 with simple count

03/02/2011 This Fontana surgery team saw needle sticks drop to 0 when it supplemented education on how to handle used needles with a count of how many days the staff had remained injury free. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Northwest EVS: the new leader in safety

01/05/2011 The Northwest region's EVS department has zero injuries for 2010. [ STORY ]

San Diego team halts injuries with vigilant observation

12/08/2010 San Diego's 2 North-South Medical-Surgical team dramatically reduces patient-handling injuries by having all staff members conduct regular safety observations. [ SNAPSHOT ]

Serving up better service

11/01/2010 Slide show captures the work flow and service changes San Diego Food and Nutrition made to take over meal distribution for the entire hospital. The changes resulted in a significant jump in San Diego Food and Nutrition's customer service scores. [ SLIDESHOW ]