The Prince Charles Hospital Ceiling Hoist Journey

The Prince Charles Hospital Ceiling Hoist Journey

The Prince Charles Hospital Ceiling Hoist Journey (786)

Antoinet Staneke ¹

The Prince Charles Hospital, North Lakes, QLD, Australia

This presentation will outline the installation of ceiling hoists at The Prince Charles Hospital between 2003 and 2013.

It will give an insight of the journey of ceiling hoist installation, how decisions were prioritised in choosing which type/model of ceiling hoist system, room design and how the installation process went.

The session will highlight:

The clinical benefits of ceiling hoist
The advantages and disadvantages
Criteria around maintenance
Injury reduction

Summary of lessons learnt and guidance for facilities that are considering ceiling hoist installation.

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Staneke, A

Antoinet is employed within The Prince Charles Hospital/ Quality Effectiveness Support Team (QuEST) as an Enrolled Nurse Advanced Practice. QuEST provides clinical expertise and quality risk management in the coordination, maintenance, evaluation and education of high use medical equipment, care of the bariatric patient intravenous medication safety, pressure injury prevention, falls prevention and management within The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) A significant focus of her role within the QuEST is the coordination of equipment, the data base, care of the bariatric patient and the management of hoists and slings within TPCH. Antoinet is one of the Patient Handling Lead trainers of TPCH, is a member of the Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Ceiling Hoist Reference Group, and is a member and facilitator of the TPCH Bariatric Management Working Group.

The Prince Charles Hospital Ceiling Hoist Journey (786)

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