D2BTM hospitals are sharing their stories of obstacles and success. Please click on the following stories to learn more about each hospital's experience.
Parma Community General Hospital, Parma, OH - learn how Parma Community achieved 85% of patients treated within the 90 minute goal.
King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY - learn the importance of prompt data feedback and how King's Daughters expanded their hospital team to include valuable members you might not think about.
Saint John West Shore Hospital - Westlake, OH - learn how they implemented the optional D2BTM strategy of pre-hospital ECG to activate the cath lab.
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center - Williamsburg, VA - learn how they obtained senior management commitment to their efforts and the importance of a team-based approach.
Baptist Hospital - Nashville, TN - learn how they stayed focused on communication and a team-based approach.
Resurrection Medical Center - Chicago, IL - learn what they did to take a strong, team-based approach to care.
Southside Regional Medical Center - Petersburg, VA - learn how they implemented a new call system to help lower their door-to-balloon times.
North Colorado Medical Center - Greeley, CO - learn how they lowered door-to-balloon times by creating new tools and implementing the D2B evidence-based strategies.
Good Samaritan Hospital - Dayton, OH - learn the importance of prompt data feedback and taking a strong team-based approach to care.
Medical University of South Carolina - Charleston, SC - learn how they implemented a new process to achieve consistently lower door-to-balloon times.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital - St. Louis, MO - learn how the team focused on strong physician collaboration and the importance of providing prompt data feedback.
Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital - Buffalo, NY - learn how they developed an improved data collection system and mechanism for prompt data feedback and saw their D2B times drop.
Norton Audubon Hospital - Louisville, KY - learn how the team improved their times by changing their cath lab activation protocol.
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center - South Bend, IN - learn how ED activation of the cath lab and activation changes helped improve their D2B times.
Has your hospital overcome environmental obstacles to change? Has your hospital successfully reduced your D2BTM times? Has your participation in the D2BTM campaign helped your hospital? We want to hear your hospital's story! We plan to periodically share your stories with your fellow participants via The D2B Times newsletter and the D2BTM website. Your experiences and lessons could help other hospitals with their improvement efforts. Please complete this form and email to Amy Stern.