Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) and long-term care (LTC) facilities in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee are invited to participate in LAMMICO’s annual Patient Safety Award and Grant program. This program promotes patient/resident safety initiatives optimized via LAMMICO risk management and patient safety education. The 2024-2025 Patient Safety Award and Grant program focuses on early recognition of sepsis.
Sepsis remains a time-critical emergency. As with stroke and heart attack, the identification and response to sepsis should be urgent and protocol-based. Currently there are changing definitions of sepsis, various sepsis screening tools, standardized treatment bundles, and risk mitigation strategies available. Incorporating sepsis treatment guidelines should be an important part of clinical care.
Education
LAMMICO’s learning management system includes these educational activities. To access an activity, please use the following links:
“Sepsis in LTC: A Medical Emergency"
“Sepsis: Early Recognition and Treatment”
All educational activities are offered free of charge to eligible facilities. These activities focus on information regarding the clinical manifestations of sepsis screening for the recognition of sepsis and septic shock, and liability risks and mitigation strategies associated with sepsis.
Award
The hospital, ASC or LTC facility that demonstrates the greatest reduction in annual mortality rates resulting from improved sepsis diagnosis and treatment will be awarded:
- $10,000 grant to the winner and $5,000 grant to the second place participant to be used for nursing professional development
The winner and second place participant will also receive:
- One-year risk manager membership to the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) or LTC state association membership
- One-year complimentary membership to Medical Interactive Community for all employees to access our risk management CME/CNE/MOC courses online
Completed applications are due May 31, 2025.
For questions, contact:
Lynne Vega, BSN, RN, CNOR(E), LAMMICO Hospital Risk Management Specialist at lvega@lammico.com or 504.841.2738
For more information and to download an application, visit lammico.com/grant.
