2 SOUTHWEST, 5 EAST, 5 SOUTH AND 2 SOUTH

2 SOUTHWEST

“Let our family take care of yours” is the mantra of the nursing staff on 2 Southwest, a medical/surgical unit. The nursing staff is dedicated to providing 24-hour quality care to patients and their family members in a safe, healing, harm-free environment. The staff encourages participation of the patient’s support network and embraces them as part of the healthcare team. Family members are encouraged to attend interdisciplinary rounds twice per week and they have access to patient care items on the unit’s “family participation carts” located in the hallway.

Other features of this unit include:

• open visiting hours with an invitation to family members to room in (sleep overnight alongside their loved one);
• “Quiet Hours” of relaxation daily from 2:00 to 4:00 PM with lavender aromatherapy;
• specific goals identified on communication boards posted in every room; and
• strict adherence to a falls reduction policy.

The unique “Rainbow Champions” program on 2 Southwest features staff members who have expertise, training, and special interest in a healthcare topic which they promote on the unit.

For more information contact
Nurse Manager Deborah Feehan, RNC
dfeehan@hunthosp.org

5 EAST

This 31-bed medical/surgical unit is patient-focused with a strong emphasis on patient safety.  Involvement of the patient and family in the plan of care is a top priority of the nursing staff, resulting in positive patient outcomes.

The nursing staff provides quality care to a diverse population of acute and chronically ill patients.  With an interdisciplinary approach involving physicians, physical therapists, dieticians, social workers, and hospitalists, the team is able to provide excellence in service.  The nurses on this unit are also proficient in performing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), and instruct patients and their families on this technique.
 
In addition, the unit is one of Huntington’s Stroke Recovery Units, and the nursing staff has had the additional education in caring for this very special patient population.

For more information contact
Nurse Manager Jean Vecchi, RN, BC
jvecchi@hunthosp.org

5 SOUTH

Patient-centered quality care is the goal of the nursing staff on 5 South, a 30-bed medical/surgical unit. Family participation is encouraged on this unit which supports open visiting hours. This means that close family members may visit the patient at any time, day or night. A “quiet time” for patients is encouraged each day between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM.

The nursing staff honors the whole person and his or her family and respects the individual values and choices of every patient. Confidentiality and the right to privacy are policies adhered to at all times.

The nursing care team continually strives for excellence. Many registered nurses in the unit are certified in medical-surgical nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

For more information contact
Nurse Manager Karen Cooper, RN
kcooper@hunthosp.org

2 SOUTH

Two-South is an additional medical/surgical unit recently opened to accommodate the large volume of patients admitted to Huntington Hospital through the Emergency Department. The 12-bed unit includes isolation capability. Plans are currently underway to convert some of these beds to private rooms.

Similar to the other medical/surgical units at Huntington Hospital, family-centered quality nursing care, provided to patients and their family members in a safe, healing, harm-free environment, is the goal of the staff on this unit. The nursing staff encourages participation of the patient’s support network and embraces them as part of the healthcare team.

The 2-South nursing team also has plans to mirror the “Rainbow of Champions” program begun on 2-Southwest which features staff members who have expertise, training, and special interest in a healthcare topic which they promote on the unit.

Nurses on 2-South are certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and many have additional certifications as well.

For more information contact
Nurse Manager Cheryl Locurto, RN, BS, ONC
clocurto@hunthosp.org

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