THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL’S use of the AvaSure monitoring system has reduced patients’ falls by 25% during hospital stays, earning the hospital an award from AvaSure. / COURTESY THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has been recognized for dramatically reducing the number of patients who fall during their hospital stay. AvaSure, a Michigan-based patient-monitoring system producer, honored the hospital with its Path to Zero Award in late September. With the use of audiovisual equipment in patients’ rooms, The Miriam saw its rate of patient…