Rapid Response | Saves Lives

According to national studies, many patients show subtle signs of being physically unstable before cardiac arrest. It is a crucial time for medical professionals to respond immediately to these changes.

This need, combined with recommendations from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Saving 100,000 Lives campaign, led Faith Regional Health Services to create a Rapid Response Team (RRT). Participation in this campaign has been shown to decrease mortality in hospitals throughout the country.

The RRT at Faith Regional has already helped to save lives and improve patient outcomes. The team has been called into action many times to assess patients who have had a change in clinical condition while in the hospital.

The Faith Regional RRT is comprised of an intensive care nurse, a respiratory therapist, a hospitalist physician, and the house supervisor. The team is called to action whenever a patient begins to show early signs that suggest his or her condition is worsening. Family members and caregivers can notify the team, since they are often the ones who first notice changes in their loved one’s condition.

Initially the RRT was applied in select areas, but it is now available in every patient care area of the hospital, giving family members the opportunity to play an active role in monitoring their loved one’s condition.

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