2008 Cardinal Health Patient Safety Grant Recipients >
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Saving Lives in Rural Communities
Team members
From left to right:
- Randy Anderson, Project Coordinator and Regional Administrator of Network Operations at Avera McKennan
- Deanna Larson, Vice President of Quality Integration, Avera Health
- Stacey Erickson, Director of Quality Initiatives, Avera Health
- Rhonda Wiering, Director of Quality Initiatives, Avera Health
- Dr. David Erickson, Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President of Quality for Avera Health
As a health system with deep roots in rural health care, Avera recognized a growing need for patient safety initiatives geared towards small, rural providers and Critical Access Hospitals. In the Saving Lives in Rural Communities project, Avera will adapt the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
100,000 Lives and
5 Million Lives Campaigns’ patient safety interventions to the rural environment. The project will help rural facilities identify patient safety processes and measures appropriate to their specific setting. Through a program based on education, resources, recognition, and accountability, Avera Health will provide 21 area Critical Access Hospitals with the tools, education, and motivation needed to successfully adopt the IHI interventions and improve patient safety.
Program inquiries
Randy Anderson
Project Manager for the project and Regional Administrator of Network Operations at Avera McKennan
Phone: 605.322.3881
Email:
randy.anderson@mckennan.org
Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center
800 East 21st Street
P.O. Box 5045
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5045
U.S.A. - English
