South Bruce Grey Health Centre upgrades infusion pump system at all four hospital sites

The South Bruce Grey Health Centre has upgraded the infusion pump system at all four of its sites, including Kincardine, Walkerton, Chesley and Durham, through the generous support of the hospital foundations in each community.

Infusion pumps, used to deliver intravenous (IV) medication to patients, are an essential piece of equipment to providing acute patient care. The previous infusion pump system at the health centre had reached the end of its life and was no longer supported for maintenance or replacement parts.

The new system includes safety features that limit risk of contamination and exposure to hazardous medications, and minimizes waste, provides a secondary line that allows for medications to be delivered at independent rates, and the functionality to integrate with electronic medical records and an electronic drug library in the future.

The value of the new pumps for the organization is approximately $150,000.

“With the acquisition of these new state-of-the-art infusion pumps, the health centre will continue to provide safe and high-quality care to patients,” says health centre president and chief executive officer Paul Rosebush.

The health centre staff and physicians appreciate the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation, the Walkerton and District Hospital Foundation, the Chesley and District Health Services Foundation, and the Durham and Community Health Care Foundation for their continued support.



 

Nurses at the Kincardine hospital, part of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre, attend a training session on the new IV infusion pumps; from left, are Brittany Haines, Katherine Gaudreau, Kate Durfy, Becky Crawford, Christie Graham, Ollie Regier, acting director of patient care at the Kincardine site, and Jane Mullin; photo courtesy of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre