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Falls Prevention InitiativePatients in the hospital who may have difficulty walking due to illness, injury or because they are on certain medications are at higher risk for falling if they attempt to get out of bed without assistance. A fall can lead to further injury and additional health complications, therefore, SOCH has implemented a comprehensive program to reduce the incidence of patient falls. Patients who are at risk for falling have a lighthouse magnet placed outside their room, as well as a picture of a lighthouse above their bed. In addition, a bright orange sticker is placed on their chart and a bright orange ID band is placed on their wrist. These indicators help staff and volunteers throughout the hospital identify patients at risk for falling, allowing them to take special precautions when taking patients to another part of the hospital for procedures and tests. These strategies have worked. Since implementing the program, SOCH has lowered the incidence of falls to below the national average.
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