Fewer baby deaths at Leratong hospital: This is how they did it

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The department of health said in a media statement at the time that there were preventative measures put in place such as ongoing training for staff on handwashing techniques as part of initiatives to strengthen infection prevention and control.Meanwhile, Leratong Hospital is said to have reduced neonatal deaths at the end of 2018 by 42%. Hospital CEO Grey Dube said the neonatal mortality had been reduced quite dramatically.

In September this year, Leratong Hospital only had two patients in the neonatal ward that had infections. Infections have been the main cause of neonatal deaths at this hospital. The aim is to try and do the best with what you have, to use it to your best ability. The mentality is to persevere.“Before the training, whenever I had visited the wards I would ask a closed question like what the headcount of the ward was. Now I ask questions to help me understand their situation better.

“The challenge was that the waiting time was very long. At the pharmacy, for example, patients would wait more than 60 minutes. We have reduced it to now less than 30 minutes. At the patient registration, people used to wait 120 minutes, which is now a 30-minute wait. According to Kekana each facility set up a quality improvement team that monitors the Neonatal Ward’s cleanliness. The feedback from the microbiology department is presented weekly at the mortality and morbidity meetings.

KhutsoRapudi They got rid of the fat nurses?

God be Praised.. ❤️

Well done to GautengHealth and Leratong Hospital team .... Mitiro yabulabula! 👏🏽movinggautengforwardtogether

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