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COVID-19 remote monitoring

2021. Successful in-home remote monitoring initiatives for people who are COVID-19 positive in the isolation of their own homes, or hotel quarantine.

Tags: Virtual care

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/covid-19-remote-monitoring

Alcohol and Drug Telehealth Service

2021. Using videoconferencing technology to connect Addiction Medicine Specialist Services to clients located in Murrumbidgee Local Health District.

Tags: Virtual care, Alcohol and other drugs

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/alcohol-and-drug-telehealth-service

Clinical Patient Flow Rounds

2019. This program evaluates and re-invents St Vincent's Hospital’s weekly rapid discharge rounds model. This is carried out by introducing ward-level clinical leads and creating better documentation around discharge plans. The goal is to improve safe

Tags: Length of stay, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/clinical-patient-flow-rounds

Feeling Hip Again: Gold Standard Care for Hip Fracture Patients at St Vincent's Hospital

2020. This project aims to improve the delivery of care to hip fracture patients at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney (SVHS). Standardisation of care processes will lead to improved patient flow, patient experience and staff satisfaction.

Tags: Length of stay, Falls

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/feeling-hip-again

Keeping our Community Staff Safe

2018. This project aims to improve the identification of clients who may be violent or aggressive towards St Vincent’s Hospital Network staff working in the community.

Tags: Staff experience

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/keeping-our-community-staff-safe

Stay'n Deadly & Stay'n In: Reducing Incomplete Treatment

2021. Stay'n Deadly & Stay'n In is providing Aboriginal patients with quick and timely access to treatment whilst allowing them to engage in further treatment that is convenient for them, if they are required to leave. It is important that they feel well

Tags: Aboriginal health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/stayn-deadly-and-stayn-in

Improving the Efficiency of External Pathology Results

2017. The Heart and Lung Clinic at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney implemented a number of changes to the way it follows up and communicates external pathology results. This included the development of a new standard operating procedure, a dedicated area

Tags: Efficiency, Integrated care, Pathology

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/efficiency-of-external-pathology-results

Mental Health 4 Uplift

2021. A project which aims to improve access to care for mental health patients by reducing their length of stay in the emergency department (ED) and reducing barriers to discharge from the Caritas, the mental health unit (MHU) in St. Vincent’s Hospital.

Tags: Mental health, Length of stay

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/mental-health-4-uplift

Planning for Gastronomy Success

2017. St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney (SVHS) improved patient information, treatment procedures and staff education, to ensure the placement of gastronomy feeding tubes aligned with best practice and Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) guidelines.

Tags: Nutrition, Gastroenterology, Unwarranted clinical variation

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/planning-for-gastronomy-success

Less time in ED: zero tolerance for patients with emergency department stays of more than 24 hours

2021. St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is working to improve patient and staff safety, and the overall experience in the emergency department. The focus is on eliminating extended lengths of stay in the ED.

Tags: Length of stay, Patient flow

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/less-time-in-ed