Kansas Hospital Spotlight: Suits to Scrubs Initiative
Participants in the Suits Initiative in the Siena Pediatric Ward at St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. From left to right: Michelle Beatriz, MA; Veronica Medrano, RN; Judy Morales, MA; Jessica Hestikind, RN, Samantha Walck, RN; and Stephanie Waggoner, Regional Director of Operations for Centura Health Physician Group.
This summer, an innovative idea was spurred via St. Catherine Hospital’s regular employee engagement survey. Haley Evans — the hospital’s Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer — said the idea stemmed from how the pandemic has affected care delivery, in ways both big and small. While the bigger issues may sometimes be easier to address as they get the most attention, the smaller issues can compound and chip away at staff morale the longer they go unaddressed. She said the employee’s idea was to help leadership see firsthand the changing circumstances in which they are providing care.
Team members of the community collaboration group in Ellsworth County, central Kansas.
The feedback goes both ways between the Patient and Family Advisory Committee (PFAC) and the Labette Health Physicians Group, according to Missy Beasley. Recently she was invited to present at the PFAC meetings at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas.
