Syracuse Community Memorial Hospital recently began use of two new capabilities designed to improve the quality of health care for Syracuse and its surrounding communities.
The after hours pharmacy service and the tele-trauma system will help patients receive faster specialized care, said Sara Turpel, chief nursing officer.
The after hours pharmacy will allow doctors to prescribe medicine to patients during nights, holidays, weekends and other times that the full-time pharmacist is unavailable.
“It closes the loop,” said Shanna Stofer, pharmacy director. “A doctor writes the prescription, a pharmacist then reviews the prescription and nurses administer the prescription. Now we have a pharmacist that is on call. They are actually awake, on the clock, sitting at a desk waiting for a call.” This will allow doctors to treat their patients in the hospital faster during off hours, she said.
Patients receiving emergency room care will see benefits from the new tele-trauma system. The remote video camera allows staff at other hospitals to view a patient without having them transferred.
While Community Memorial Hospital is a fully certified trauma center, staff will now be able to get advice from BryanLGH West’s specialized trauma team, said Turpel. Hospital staff will also be able to use the system to consult with staff at St. Elizabeth’s specialized burn unit should a burn victim be treated at the hospital.
Doug Krieger, a registered nurse at the hospital, said, “Our doctors are fully capable of handling patients, but this may allow some of the clinical, typical stuff that specialists might want done a particular way to be done before they get (transferred) to that hospital.”
“This is a great opportunity for places like us in rural Nebraska to tap into the expertise of the major trauma centers earlier, which will improve the outcome of the patients in the long run,” said Dr. Zac Tempelmeyer, chief of medical staff.
“We are really excited to have this,” said Turpel. “It’s another opportunity to make sure that we have the best possible care for patients.”
The tele-trauma system went live at participating hospitals in southeast Nebraska in June, said Krieger.
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Syracuse Community Memorial Hospital recently began use of two new capabilities designed to improve the quality of health care for Syracuse and its surrounding communities.
The after hours pharmacy service and the tele-trauma system will help patients receive faster specialized care, said Sara Turpel, chief nursing officer.
The after hours pharmacy will allow doctors to prescribe medicine to patients during nights, holidays, weekends and other times that the full-time pharmacist is unavailable.
“It closes the loop,” said Shanna Stofer, pharmacy director. “A doctor writes the prescription, a pharmacist then reviews the prescription and nurses administer the prescription. Now we have a pharmacist that is on call. They are actually awake, on the clock, sitting at a desk waiting for a call.” This will allow doctors to treat their patients in the hospital faster during off hours, she said.
Patients receiving emergency room care will see benefits from the new tele-trauma system. The remote video camera allows staff at other hospitals to view a patient without having them transferred.
While Community Memorial Hospital is a fully certified trauma center, staff will now be able to get advice from BryanLGH West’s specialized trauma team, said Turpel. Hospital staff will also be able to use the system to consult with staff at St. Elizabeth’s specialized burn unit should a burn victim be treated at the hospital.
Doug Krieger, a registered nurse at the hospital, said, “Our doctors are fully capable of handling patients, but this may allow some of the clinical, typical stuff that specialists might want done a particular way to be done before they get (transferred) to that hospital.”
“This is a great opportunity for places like us in rural Nebraska to tap into the expertise of the major trauma centers earlier, which will improve the outcome of the patients in the long run,” said Dr. Zac Tempelmeyer, chief of medical staff.
“We are really excited to have this,” said Turpel. “It’s another opportunity to make sure that we have the best possible care for patients.”
The tele-trauma system went live at participating hospitals in southeast Nebraska in June, said Krieger.
