Annual Report
1998 NOMINEES FOR THE DR. CALVIN GUTKIN QUALITY AWARD
The Dr. Calvin Gutkin Award was established in 1995 to recognize outstanding achievement by a team or individual who has made a significant improvement in the care/service provided to our customers.
This year, there were seven nominations for the 1998 Dr. Calvin Gutkin Quality Award. The projects were evaluated by a multidisciplinary selection committee using Quality Improvement Principles such as Team work, Customer Focus, Process Orientation, Measurement Data, Prevention Based Strategies, etc.
Congratulations to all of the nominees:
1. Mabel Lee, Hospitality Team Leader, Neela Chhabra, Resource Centre Technologist, Ray Gauthier, Team Leader, Food Production, Anne-Marie Graham, Nurse Manager for their project Decentralization of Late Trays.
Outcomes include: reduced patient waiting times from 2 hours to 25 minutes with increased patient satisfaction and improved communication link regarding food trays between PSR, patients and Nursing Team.
2. Colleen Ryan, Occupational Therapist and Cindy Van Horn, Nurse Educator and the Rehabilitation Unit Multidisciplinary Team for their Project on the Development of Rehabilitation Standards. This project resulted in the development of amethodology for assessing rehabilitation services to ensure that resources are maximally allocated for patient benefit in terms of measurable outcomes.
3. Dr. Sauls, Family Physician and Dr. S. Harrop, Family Physician who designed and carried out a study to determine the type and acuity of ER patients who were admitted to Family Doctors as the MRP. The analysis of the patient types and acuity led tothe development of admission guidelines which helps to ensure that the physician with the most appropriate skills orspeciality is responsible for the patient's care.
4. Dennis Cazzin, Pharmacist, The Cornfield Pharmacy for his special attention to helping HIV patients with their antiretroviral medications. His knowledge and compassion has led to a very high medication compliance rate.
5. Dr. Sauls, Family Physician for his dedication to the Palliative Care Program and improved care and service within the last 12 months. For his integrity and compassion, and for "being the engine that makes the Palliative Care Programme go."
6. Debbie Berube, Sharon Carr, Barb Chapman, Sue Hogarth, Lactation Consultants for providing ongoing support to our childbearing families and for acting as mentors and leaders to the staff. Because of their support to both patients and staff, our breastfeeding rates continue to remain high which has a positive impact on the immediate and future health of our community.
7. The Multidisciplinary Skin Care Team, Beverly Douglas, Nursing Director, Sylvie Pirro, Nurse Educator, Dr. C. Kalbfleisch, Dermatologist, Anne-Marie Graham, Nurse Manager, Eric White, Nurse Manager, Shelley DeHay-Turner, Nurse Manager, Patricia O'Brien, Nurse Manager, Barb Guidolin, Nurse Manager, Elva Waldron, Nurse Manager, Debbie Cooper, Nurse Manager, Marilue Lefebvre, Dietitian, Cheryl Allen, Staff Nurse, Sandy Takeda, Staff Nurse, Peggy Hobbs, Staff Nurse, Sharon Ho, Pharmacist, Infection Control Practitioner.
This team was instrumental in developing, implementing and evaluating both a comprehensive Hospitalwide Skin Care Program and the Peel Regional Skin Wound Management Program both of which have demonstrated excellent clinical, cost and service outcomes.
Congratulations to The Multidisciplinary Skin Care Team who are 1998's Recipients of the Dr. Calvin Gutkin Quality Award.
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1998 Nominees and Recipients of the Dr. Calvin Gutkin Award
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