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T
RIA
Orthopa
edic
Center in
Bloomin
gton, Minn., makes
employee safety a pri-
ority all day, every
day. "When our
employees aren't safe,
our patients aren't
safe," says Lori
Groven, RN, MSPHN,
CIC, infection preven-
tionist at the center.
TRIA formed a com-
mittee involving
employees across var-
ious specialties to
work on staff safety
initiatives, including
workplace violence,
Awards Issue
At TRIA Orthopaedic Center, employee safety is job No. 1.
Sparing No Expense to
Keep Staff Safe
• ACTIVE THREAT The staff at TRIA Orthopaedic Center have spent more
than a year developing and practicing their active threat policy. Here, an
employee with a toy gun role-plays.
Lori
Groven,
RN,
MSPHN,
CIC
STAFF SAFETY
