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January 2023 Utilization Report
Highlights
A slight increase in utilization metrics compared to pre-COVID baselines was observed for January 2023 compared to December 2022 except for emergency department visits which declined by one percentage point going from -27% below the pre-COVID baseline to -28%. Acute care admissions went from -20% below baseline in December to -17% this month, while psychiatric admissions increased from -35% to -27% below baseline. Observation patient visits jumped above the pre-COVID baseline during January 2023 going from -7% below to 6% over baseline (See Fig. 1). Although total admissions for specialty care hospitals went down this month, St Elizabeths and BridgePoint Hospital Capitol Hill showed their highest volume in the past 15 months as presented in Table 4 of the report.
ONE-DC Announces New Officers
ONE-DC is a non-profit organization consisting of nurse leaders and nurses aspiring to be leaders. This includes nurses from all settings and specialties, who hold positions as nurse executives, administrators, nurse managers, nurse educators, nursing quality managers, nursing staff leaders and researchers from across the District of Columbia. The organization addresses the nursing workforce, administration, education, evidence-based practice, research, health policy, and professional practice issues.
Mission
The mission of ONE-DC is to strengthen and promote nursing leadership and networking, to advance and advocate for the Nursing profession and to drive positive health outcomes for patients, staff, and the community.
Vision
The vision of ONE-DC is to shape the future of nursing and health care for the District of Columbia through innovative leadership, evidence-based practice, and education.
ONE-DC is a non-profit organization consisting of nurse leaders and nurses aspiring to be leaders. This includes nurses from all settings and specialties, who hold positions as nurse executives, administrators, nurse managers, nurse educators, nursing quality managers, nursing staff leaders and researchers from across the District of Columbia. The organization addresses the nursing workforce, nursing wellness and resiliency, administration, education, evidence-based practice, research, health policy, and professional practice issues.
ONE-DC Officers:
Scott Croonquist – President
The George Washington University Hospital
Hazel Darisse – President-Elect
The George Washington University Hospital
Tameika Langston – Treasurer
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Gia Oliveira Silvera – Secretary
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Jennifer Hirt, MPA
Senior Director, Communications & Member Engagement
District of Columbia Hospital Association
1152 15th Street NW | Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202-682-1584 | www.dcha.org
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Want to Respond to the Opioid Crisis? Fight Stigma, Peer Coach Says
As communities across the country cope with the opioid crisis and the dangers of fentanyl, anyone who wants to help must work to fight stigma and misconceptions. The peer coaches are part of a peer recovery support program launched in early 2020 and funded by DCHA and the DC Department of Behavioral Health. The program supports an initiative of the Medicaid provider AmeriHealth Caritas that aims to connect people to treatment and support services. The coaches are trained in part through a city program to certify peer specialists who are “successful in the recovery process and who help others who are living with mental and/or substance use disorders.”
Nurse Executive Fellowship
Develop critical executive competencies to lead, influence and inspire your nursing workforce through the American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s 9-month program. Participants will earn a minimum of 50 contact hours, with the opportunity to earn more. Deadline to submit is August 31, 2022.
The AONL Nurse Executive Fellowship is a highly interactive nine-month program designed for nurses who are new to the C- Suite in a senior executive role (CNO or comparable positions). Participants in the fellowship will develop critical executive competencies to lead in complex systems and to influence and inspire the nursing workforce and others.
This program uses expert faculty, thoughtful dialogue with peers, experiential simulation methodology and situational analysis to engage participants and equip them to address the challenges that nurse executives face.
Participants complete a validated personality assessment process used extensively in the corporate world and adapted for use in health care. Results indicating usual tendencies, stress tendencies and motivators are discussed 1:1 with certified coaching professional.
DCHA Announces 2022 Patient Safety & Quality Award Winners
On June 8 DCHA awarded its 2022 Patient Safety & Quality Awards recognizing two exceptional individuals and seven teams participating in the DCHA’s third poster competition. The individuals and teams were recognized at DCHA’s Fifth Annual Patient Safety and Quality Summit.
“We are so pleased to recognize and celebrate individuals and teams for working tirelessly every day on behalf of patients and families,” said DCHA President & CEO Jacqueline D. Bowens, “We owe a wealth of gratitude for the sacrifices from hospital personnel and salute their resiliency as we still cope with the pandemic. Their efforts help us prepare for a better health care system for the residents of DC.”
The 2022 Patient Safety & Quality Awards were given to the following individuals and teams:
Individual Award Winners
- Elizbeth Gardner, Oncology Nurse at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, in recognition of her tireless efforts to help the hospital to accomplish a 79% decrease in serious safety events through collaboration with clinical teams and her dedicated work to decreasing risk and increasing safe behaviors.
- Richard Verstraete, Nurse Coordinator, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, in recognition of his instrumental work in building a culture of blood conservation and rising to the challenge of caring for patients without blood transfusions during the national blood shortage and by reducing the risks of anemia to maternal health patients.
Team Winners-Poster Competition
- Gold: The George Washington University Hospital, Impact of Six Sigma on Verbal Orders Process and Patient Safety Performance Improvement
- Silver: Children’s National Hospital, A Customized Triggers Program: A Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital Experience
- Silver: The George Washington University Hospital, Rising to the Challenge: Reduction in Opioid Use in Weight Loss Surgery Patients
- Bronze: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Steering the Ship on Opioid Safety: Reducing Opioid Induced Oversedation Events in Hospitalized Patients
- Bronze: MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Addressing Associate Wellbeing, Supporting Resiliency
- Bronze: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Reducing Alarm Fatigue
Individual winners were presented with a $2,500 prize, the Gold team winner was awarded a $5,000 prize and the Silver winners received $2,500, thanks to support from Ascension. The award winners were chosen by a panel of independent judges from the health care industry.
2022 Quality Showcase highlighting the winning team members with posters and video presentations.
2022 Opioid Response Symposium Recordings Available
All of the sessions from DCHA’s 2022 Opioid Response Symposium are available for viewing here.
Sessions include:
- Opioid Data Trends in the District
- How Hospitals are Addressing SUD Stigma and Bias
- Stigma and Survival – Giving an Identity to Victims, Witnesses and Survivors Through the Medium of Art
- Regional Best Practices in Hospital-Based Harm Reduction
- Innovative Approaches to Care for Special Populations with Substance Use Disorder
Thank You Hospitals, Nurses and all Health Care Workers
May is a month to celebrate and honor our hospitals, health care workers and nurses who have sacrificed so much in the last few years. Nurses are the heart of heath care and hospitals help miracles happen! The District of Columbia Hospital Association loves our DC health care community!
Every day, more than 30,000 dedicated health care professionals go to work in DC hospitals. Thank you to all the HEROES working to take care of us – no matter what!