On April 6th, the UNC Health Care team reported on the expansion of Air Care occurring over the last year and their most recent milestone.
“A little over two years ago, UNC Carolina Air Care launched a new orientation program that was more intense, more efficient, and got new recruits off the ground sooner. The new program recently celebrated its 100th orientation.”
This impressive work has improved selection, training, and retention of new team members. This has lead to a significant cost reduction in addition to the improvements in patient safety.
To read the full article, click here.
You can also check out some recent publications by the team:
Reaves LH; Compton J; Hobbs GW; Haynes J. Development of an interactive interview curriculum for screening potential air transport staff. Air Medical Transport Conference. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. September 26-28, 2016. Air Medical Journal. September–October 2016 35(5):282
Reaves LH; Compton J; Haynes J; Hobbs GW. Development of an interactive interview curriculum for screening potential air transport staff. The Association of Air Medical Services. December 13-15, 2016
You can always search for upcoming accepted and past #UNCsim publications by clicking the “Publications” tab above.