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Rubbermaid Medical Solutions Unveils Winners of Increasing the Capacity to Care Nursing AwardApr 19, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Rubbermaid Medical Solutions (RMS), a provider of mobile carts and mobile computing solutions for healthcare facilities, announced the winners of its Capacity to Care Nursing Award. According to RMS, the following nurses from Vanguard Health System and Meridian Health System as winners: - Diana Benavidas, RN, CRRN, at St. Luke's Baptist Hospital - Robert Cooper, RN, at Chicago Weiss Memorial Hospital - Loretta Gaitan at Southeast Baptist Hospital - Joan Harvey, DNP, RN, CCRN at Ocean Medical Center - Sarah Johnson, RN, at North Central Baptist Hospital - Kevin Jordan, RN II, at Baptist Medical Center - Nicole Simmons, LVN, at Northeast Baptist Hospital The award, which was offered to nurses working at Vanguard hospitals in San Antonio and Chicago and at Meridian hospitals in New Jersey, allowed nurses to nominate colleagues through an online application process. Each selected nurse demonstrated their commitment to the use of information technology to improve patient safety and workflow efficiency. "We are ecstatic to honor our nurses with this award, especially with the hard work that was put in to help roll out the new bar coded medication administration system," said Donna Ciufo, DNP, RN, NE-BC, VP, Nursing, & Chief Nurse Executive (Interim) at Ocean Medical Center - a Meridian Health System hospital. "This project was a major undertaking that required extensive training and preparation to make sure all of our medication carts were prepared and that the impact to workflow was understood. Even though bar coding helps the entire health system, it was the nurses who were vital to ensuring it was successfully implemented." "After receiving the wealth of nominations, it was clear how every nurse in our organization has stepped up to the plate to enhance patient safety, quality and service," said Gary Davis, CIO of Baptist Health System, a division of Vanguard. "We are thrilled to be able to honor our nurses with this award, and look forward to the continued system-wide dedication to improving the entire patient experience." "Nurses are an integral part of all health systems, and we commend every one of them for their desire to improve all aspects of the health delivery system," said Will Hornor, Director of Marketing for RMS. "Each nomination we received showed how nurses are leading the way to improve the patient experience and care. We look forward to future Increasing the Capacity to Care Nursing Award programs so additional nurses can be honored for their commitment to improving healthcare." As recognition of their accomplishment, each nurse was honored at an award ceremony and received a personal trophy to commemorate the achievement. Additionally, RMS will make a donation in each person's name to a charity of the hospital's choosing. Rubbermaid Medical Solutions is a provider of clinical workstations and mobile computing solutions for healthcare facilities. Product offerings include ergonomically designed mobile computing carts, medication carts and wall-mounted units, which are lightweight, customizable and support multiple technologies. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |