being of your staff," says Mr. Taylor. "But you can't do anything with-
out them."
Obviously, your staff's safety should always be the main reason to
keep slip-and-trip prevention top of mind, but there are some other
compelling reasons, as well. Slips and falls often cause great damage
to high-cost devices, says Mr. Taylor. Constitution Surgery Center
performs a high volume of eye cases, which requires a lot of expen-
sive equipment. "If someone slips in the OR and one of our micro-
scopes gets hit, it could cause a lot of damage or wind up getting
thrown out of calibration," he says.
Ms. Brunson, who has also dealt with staff slips, corresponding
incident reports and employee health follow-ups during her time as a
manager, sees slip-and-trip incidents as something that ultimately
affects patients. "Many of our staff members are trained for specific
surgeries," she says. "If I don't have someone available to work a
case because of an injury they sustained, that could impact the quali-
ty of the patient care we provide."
In the end, your facility's overall success requires keeping your
talented staff upright and working. "It starts with them," says Ms.
Brunson. "We need to make sure they're safe so they can safely care
for patients."
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