FRANKLIN, Mass., Aug. 6 /EMWNews/ -- A new, free white paper details

how a Michigan hospital improved patient care -- and reduced manual lifting

injuries -- by testing new products and designs utilizing a mock-up patient

room in an effort to implement forward-looking patient handling

technologies.



    The white paper, titled "Michigan Hospital Leads the Way with

Patient-Focused Environments and Leading-Edge Patient Lifting

Technologies," is available for free download at:

http://www.safeliftingportal.com/hospital-patient-lifting.



    The white paper details how the advanced planning, product research and

equipment testing at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) in Ann Arbor,

Michigan have resulted in a facility-wide success story and increased

patient quality of care by decreasing lifting injuries through out the

hospital.



    "What really aided in the success of this project is the complete

mock-up patient room that was built on-site to run tests and functional

simulations," said Tom Tocco, director of facilities and plant operations

at SJMH. "That enabled us to select the best systems and products for our

patients. Now, we have taken the tried-and-true mock-up room and re-created

it 356 times in the new tower."



    The new state-of-the-art tower includes facility-wide wireless internet

access and inter-hospital overhead rail systems which has greatly decreased

patient lifting injuries and significantly reduced worker's compensation

claims. -- Do we have proof?



    Download the white paper at:

http://www.safeliftingportal.com/hospital-patient-lifting or call toll-free

1 888-545-6671 to request a copy. The paper is authored by Liko North

America (http://www.liko.com/na), sponsor of the Safe Lifting Portal injury

prevention site (http://www.safeliftingportal.com).

    About Liko North America



    Liko North America is one of the world's leading suppliers of patient

lifts, including mobile, overhead rail, sit-to-stand, and bariatric lifts,

as well as a selection of more than 250 slings and accessories. The company

is also the exclusive sponsor of the pro bono "Safe Lifting Environment"

campaign designed to help prevent caregiver injuries (visit

http://www.safeliftingportal.com for more details). For more information on

Liko's complete line of patient lifts, contact Liko North America, 122

Grove Street, Franklin, MA 02038. Telephone (888) 545-6671 or (508)

553-3993; fax (508) 528-6642, or visit the Liko website at

http://www.liko.com.



    About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System



    Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, a member of Trinity Health, is a

health care organization serving Washtenaw, Livingston, Jackson, Lenawee,

Monroe, western Wayne and southwestern Oakland counties. It includes

537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Saint St. Joseph Mercy

Saline Hospital with 74 beds, Saint St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital in

Howell, featuring with 136 beds and St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia with

304 beds. Combined, the four hospitals are licensed for 1,051 beds, employ

more than 8,400 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 1,500

physicians.



    For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy

Health System, please visit http://www.sjmercyhealth.org.








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