Resourceful nurse recognized for reducing patient falls

To honor a nurse for his resourceful idea for reducing patient falls, Botsford Hospital has named Brandon Buchta, RN, of Webberville, as a recipient of its Safety Award. This award recognizes employees’ contributions to the hospital’s safety initiatives on which Botsford has built its clinical care.

Nurses at Botsford Hospital for years have been refining ways to reduce patient falls in bathrooms, which account for 11 percent of all patient falls. In patient bathrooms, nurses have:

• Added nightlights
• Hung laminated signs that say “Please call, don’t fall”
• Added grab bars on some units.

Beaumont Health is a not-for-profit organization formed by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide high-quality, efficient, accessible services in a caring environment for southeastern Michigan residents and beyond. As one of Beaumont Health’s eight hospitals, Botsford Hospital is a multi-specialty 330-bed hospital and verified trauma center located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The campus also houses an imaging center, a comprehensive care cancer center and an extensive medical education program---part of Michigan State University’s Statewide Campus System. Annually, Botsford cares for about 16,000 inpatients and more than 60,000 emergency and trauma patients with a team of approximately 2,500 employees, 300 volunteers and 600 physicians.

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