Spine surgery patients recuperate in the Orthopedic Center for Movement and Mobility’s specially designed unit in Evergreen Hospital's new Silver Tower, which opened in May 2007.
The unit provides the same family-centered care that has long been Evergreen’s hallmark with maternity patients. Visitors are always welcome, and our patient rooms are designed to accomodate guests. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout Evergreen Hospital, and a Nutrition Center on each unit provides snacks and juice for patients, coffee for guests. And parking is always free in any of our parking garages.
Each private patient room includes:
- A day bed for an overnight guest
- Additional seating for visitors
- Ample storage for patient and family belonging
- An entertainment center
- A large, private bathroom that is fully accessible, with showers that easily accomodate wheelchairs
- Exam room-quality lighting above the bed
- Hallway windows that allow nurses to see into the room without having to enter and disrupt a sleeping patient
- Our "pass through" system that enables housekeeping and pharmacy to stock rooms without having to enter them
- Our patient lift system (right) is available to help patients move safely from their beds
All ancillary services are conveniently located on the unit, including:
- Physical therapy
- Nutrition therapy
- Social services
- Pharmacy
- Case management
Need Assistance?
Throughout your stay, a registered nurse is always just a call button away. Our nurses carry wireless phones instead of pagers, so when a patient pushes the call button, it will ring directly to your nurse's phone instead of to the nurses station. This enables our nurses to respond more quickly to patient requests. You surgeon is also able to contact your nurse directly, resulting in more timely communication between your care team.
Medication Bar-coding
As part of Evergreen's continuing focus on patient safety, we are using bedside medication bar-coding the ensure the right dosage of the right medication is given to the right patient at the right time.
When giving medication, the nurse will use a handheld scanner to scan their own ID badge, the patient's barcoded ID wrist band and the barcode on the medication to verify accuracy. The system will prompt nurses to check for potential medication issues, such as blood pressure, before giving the medication. The medication is automatically documented in the patient's electronic medical record.