The story of Emily

This case study describes Bluewater Health’s quest to weave the philosophy and practice of patient and family-centered care from the boardroom to the bedside by introducing Emily. Emily’s image is a composite of photographs of staff, physicians, volunteers, patients and families exemplifying that ea...

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Autores principales: Lori Jennings, Barb O'Neil, Kim Bossy, Denise Dodman, Jill Campbell
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8dc16f8e96194a2faa31bfb25f1ba4e22021-11-15T04:21:38ZThe story of Emily2372-0247https://doaj.org/article/8dc16f8e96194a2faa31bfb25f1ba4e22016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pxjournal.org/journal/vol3/iss1/17https://doaj.org/toc/2372-0247This case study describes Bluewater Health’s quest to weave the philosophy and practice of patient and family-centered care from the boardroom to the bedside by introducing Emily. Emily’s image is a composite of photographs of staff, physicians, volunteers, patients and families exemplifying that each has a role in Emily’s care. Emily represents every patient and family of the past, present, and future. Emily’s journey started with the launch of Bluewater Health‘s 2013-2015 strategic plan and moved throughout the organization as patient councils were established and the organization embedded three foundational patient and family-centered RNAO Best Practice Guidelines into daily practice with the support of over 100 best practice champions. The successful implementation of RNAO’s best practice guidelines earned Bluewater Health designation as a Best Practice Spotlight Organization. The organization took a risk in introducing the notion of Emily knowing that Emily could become a cliché. No one was prepared for what has come to be known as “the Emily effect.” Emily’s effect is now being realized in increased patient satisfaction and improved employee engagement scores helping to deliver on our Mission, <em>We create exemplary healthcare experiences for patients and families every time. </em>Bluewater Health is a fully accredited, 326-bed community hospital that cares for the residents of Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario. <strong></strong>Lori JenningsBarb O'NeilKim BossyDenise DodmanJill CampbellThe Beryl Institutearticlepatient-centerednesscultureperson-centerednesspoint-of-care engagementleadershippatient satisfactionemployee satisfactionchampionsempathycaringemployee engagementpatient family-centred carepatient councilsbest practice guidelinesstrategic planningpatient experiencestrategic executionMedicine (General)R5-920Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPatient Experience Journal (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic patient-centeredness
culture
person-centeredness
point-of-care engagement
leadership
patient satisfaction
employee satisfaction
champions
empathy
caring
employee engagement
patient family-centred care
patient councils
best practice guidelines
strategic planning
patient experience
strategic execution
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle patient-centeredness
culture
person-centeredness
point-of-care engagement
leadership
patient satisfaction
employee satisfaction
champions
empathy
caring
employee engagement
patient family-centred care
patient councils
best practice guidelines
strategic planning
patient experience
strategic execution
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Lori Jennings
Barb O'Neil
Kim Bossy
Denise Dodman
Jill Campbell
The story of Emily
description This case study describes Bluewater Health’s quest to weave the philosophy and practice of patient and family-centered care from the boardroom to the bedside by introducing Emily. Emily’s image is a composite of photographs of staff, physicians, volunteers, patients and families exemplifying that each has a role in Emily’s care. Emily represents every patient and family of the past, present, and future. Emily’s journey started with the launch of Bluewater Health‘s 2013-2015 strategic plan and moved throughout the organization as patient councils were established and the organization embedded three foundational patient and family-centered RNAO Best Practice Guidelines into daily practice with the support of over 100 best practice champions. The successful implementation of RNAO’s best practice guidelines earned Bluewater Health designation as a Best Practice Spotlight Organization. The organization took a risk in introducing the notion of Emily knowing that Emily could become a cliché. No one was prepared for what has come to be known as “the Emily effect.” Emily’s effect is now being realized in increased patient satisfaction and improved employee engagement scores helping to deliver on our Mission, <em>We create exemplary healthcare experiences for patients and families every time. </em>Bluewater Health is a fully accredited, 326-bed community hospital that cares for the residents of Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario. <strong></strong>
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