Patients with catheters are at risk for developing a dangerous infection in the urinary tract. If a patient is in the hospital, he or she may require a urinary catheter.
What's This? Infection in the urinary tract Note: The standardized infection ratio (SIR) includes some data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. A number lower than one means fewer infections than expected a number more than one means more infections than expected. This number represents a comparison of the number of central line-associated infections in the blood that actually happened at this hospital to the number of infections expected for this hospital, given the number of central lines used and other factors like facility type and size.
These serious infections can lead to other complications, increase recovery time, and can often lead to death. Patients with a central line are at high risk for developing a dangerous infection in the blood. If a patient is in the hospital, he or she may be given a central line (a tube inserted into the body to deliver medication and other treatments). This number represents the number of times patients experienced falls or other types of trauma for every 1,000 people discharged. Patient falls and injuries increase time in the hospital, require additional care, and can result in permanent disability. Falls can happen when patients who really can’t walk on their own try getting out of bed, often to go to the restroom. One common problem that patients face in the hospital is a serious injury or death resulting from a fall or other kind of trauma. This number represents the number of times patients had an air or gas bubble in the blood for every 1,000 people discharged. If blood flow is blocked, a patient can suffer a stroke or die. This serious mistake can happen during surgery or other procedures, like getting an injection. What's This? Air or gas bubble in the bloodĪn air or gas bubble (air embolism) stops blood from flowing through the body. This number represents the number of times dangerous objects were left inside patients for every 1,000 people discharged. Many patients become severely ill, disabled, or even die. This problem doesn’t happen often, but if it does happen it can be extremely dangerous. Most times the object is a surgical sponge, which can quickly get infected. What's This? Dangerous object left in patient’s bodyĪ surgeon can accidentally leave an object inside a patient’s body during surgery. The complexity of Banner Thunderbird, a healthcare facility, made it the ideal type of building to use a tool such as BIM.Outcomes measures include errors, accidents, and injuries that this hospital has publicly reported. The Banner Thunderbird project utilized BIM for the modeling of concrete, structural steel, MEP below-grade and above-ceiling coordination, medical equipment support systems, select architectural framing, and complete exterior mock-ups. Offsite work consisted of a new electrical service entrance section to the facility, which extended from over a mile away. The central plant was also expanded and remodeled to accommodate the needs of the growing facility. The remodel phase included the departments of sterile processing, dietary services, education and conference, cath labs and medical imaging, PACU, and patient rooms.
The new main entrance to the hospital is comprised of a general information desk, dining, administration and a library for families. The bed tower has an intensive care unit, telemetry, and medical surgical care. The six-story tower included an additional 200 patient beds and an 84 exam room emergency department. Banner Thunderbird was a multi-phased healthcare construction project that included a new 300,000-square-foot patient tower, main hospital entrance, and extensive remodel of the existing hospital.