Labor Disruption

Assisted during labor disruption and simultaneous EMR conversion at a 462-bed academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic.

T-14 DAYS - CONSULT

  • Designed custom crafted rapid response program using CRU48 best practices to support continuation of quality patient care
  • Provided framework to begin pipelining candidates, filling positions and providing nursing, allied and non-clinical support
  • Engaged supplier partner network
  • Pivoted current on-site contract and EMR professionals
  • Determined meeting cadence

T-10 DAYS - DEPLOY

  • Coordinated and managed professionals from onsite command center
  • Leveraged candidate delivery teams to quickly assess position prioritization
  • Enabled professionals’ compliance and orientation technology
  • Secured logistics contracts and on-site workflows utilizing social distancing requirements

T-7 DAYS - EXECUTE

  • Managed and coordinated system access, timekeeping / badging, core mandatory module completion
  • Dispatched plan for transportation, building entry / exit, check-in
  • Enacted 24/7 communication plans to keep all professionals, supplier partners, vendors and hospital informed

RESULTS - STABILIZATION

  • 200+ professionals cleared and checked in on first day of command center opening
  • ZERO patient falls house-wide during CCH occupation
  • 700+ total professionals mobilized
  • Successfully acclimated staff upon return with extra support
  • Converted 5% of professionals to permanent placement matches systemwide

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