Eliminating Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Team
Sharon Simmons, CRNP, MSN, CNOR, Director of Clinical Excellence
William Leitner, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs
Cindy Williams, RN, MBA, MSN, FACHE, Vice President of Patient Care Services
Frank Adkins, RN, MBA, Medical Outcomes Manager
Donna Manzella, RN, Manager, ICU
Becky McKinney, RN, Manager of Infection Control
Kay Como, RN, Charge Nurse ICU
Aim
Care and outcomes of the patients in ICU will be improved as evidenced by a reduction in the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia by 50 percent, a reduction in length of stay by one day, and the reduction of average ventilator days by two days over the next calendar year.
Measures
Changes
The following changes were made in the ICU at St. Vincent’s Hospital in an effort to improve patient care and outcomes:
Results
  
Summary of Results / Lessons Learned / Next Steps
As of September 10, 2004, we have not had a ventilator-acquired pneumonia in 255 days. We attribute this to the implementation of ventilator bundles.
Contact Information
Sharon Simmons
Director of Clinical Excellence
St. Vincent’s Hospital
ssimmon2@stv.org
[Storyboard presentation at IHI's National Forum, December 2004]
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