The Safe Lifting and Moving (SLAM) Committee was honored at Management Forum on Thursday, July 28, 2016 for its success in reducing injuries related to lifting and moving. During a presentation to the Forum, UM Shore Regional Health President and CEO Ken Kozel noted that SLAM has reduced staff injuries significantly in three years: from 54 in FY14 to 30 in FY15 and just 26 for FY 16.
The Committee also established a quarterly “SLAM Honor Roll” for recognize and congratulate those units whose teams are injury free each quarter. In the last quarter, 13 team made the SLAM Honor Roll.
“The Slam Committee’s initiatives have included video education, games and all-staff events that have not only been fun but have resulted in sustained reduction in staff injuries, Kozel stated. “They deserve our recognition for their creativity, good clinical work and dedication to our team members.”
SLAM Committee members are Teresa Blem and Mandy Bounds, co-chairs, Nancy Bedell, Gary Bigelow, Chris DiFatta, Pam Pardun, Hope Perkins, Steve Pittman, Stephanie Pogwist, Sandy Prochaska, Amy Stafford and Leigh Tomey.
Speaking on behalf of the Slam Committee, Teresa Blem, director of rehabilitation, indicated that the SLAM initiative will now focus on safe lifting of materials and equipment as well as patients, and thanked her fellow Committee members for their excellent team work and progress achieved in increasing safety for staff and patients.
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