Savannah Hospital Purchases Patient Lift to Improve Patient Safety

As reported on www2.savnews.com
By Tina Tyus-Shaw


Saint Joseph’s/ Candler Health System is raising the bar on patient safety.New patient safety lifts were just purchased and installed.  Those in charge of the program say this is a critical step to keep nurses and patients safe.“We’ve had a large number of work injuries here at St. Joe’s/Candler and statistically across the nation nurses are continuously hurting themselves,” says Diane Hinley.Health Professionals believe the $900,000 investment will prevent injuries and save the health system millions of dollars each year.

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