Health News For Champlain
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Pembroke Regional Hospital
New Obstetrics Program Will Improve Patient Care At Pembroke Regional Hospital
PEMBROKE – The Pembroke Regional Hospital’s obstetrics team is following the lead of more than 260 hospitals throughout North America as it embraces and launches the MOREOB (Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently) program, an obstetrics program that will fundamentally shift the way our hospital delivers obstetrical care.
MOREOB is a comprehensive program with a 10-year history designed to create a culture of improved patient care within the obstetrical unit through emphasis on patient safety, quality improvement and professional development.
The MOREOB program has been implemented in hospitals across Canada and has demonstrated great success. The three-year program consists of online learning, skills drills, workshops and clinical examinations which are designed to promote effective interaction and understanding between all caregivers and administrators involved in labour and delivery situations. Dr. Brian Baxter, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, Dr. Ashraf Yacoub and our Midwives, Suki Hardesty and Kilmeny Heron all support this endeavour as it is recognized that together we will develop a team ready to manage obstetrical risks safely.
“This program essentially standardizes communication for obstetrical care so that all obstetrical care providers, regionally and within the province, will speak the same language,” said Janet Kraemer, Director of the Obstetrical and Surgical programs at PRH.
“Additionally, it takes away the hierarchy within the team so that everyone’s opinion is respected, everyone can identify risk, and everyone is valued in their assessment of the patient,” Mrs. Kraemer said.
A core team of PRH physicians and staff have already been trained and this core team will train other physicians and staff through the use of the support provided by the MOREOB organization.
Francois Lemaire, Vice-President of Patient Services – Acute Care and Chief Nursing Executive said staff are very excited about their involvement in this program, noting that as practice changes continuously, on going progress and improved results are important.
“There is real added value to being part of the program. While all challenging situations can’t be prevented, the learning from this program will improve how they are dealt with and having the additional structure will help to guide our team to better outcomes.”
With the MOREOB program, change is made incrementally to ensure that a culture of safety becomes embedded into practice, and teams are given tools to track their progress and benchmark their results against other hospitals also involved in the program.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Carolyn Levesque, Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator
Pembroke Regional Hospital
(613) 732-3675, ext. 6165 / carolyn.levesque@pemreghos.org
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