SCL Health Lutheran Medical Center is looking for Volunteers for a Full Scale Exercise Drill

Member Event

Hospitals are required to conduct a full scale exercise to test capabilities for a surge of patients (example: mass casualty event). This is important so that LMC can identify strengths and weaknesses to improve upon in case of a real life event. As a volunteer you will represent a patient. There is no acting required! The only requirement is that you are willing to walk throughout the LMC hospital from one unit to another.

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  • The Drill will be held at SCL Health Lutheran Medical Center 8300 West 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.
  • Friday, December 7th, 2018
  • 8 am-11:45 am

Check in begins at 8 am with refreshments (coffee, donuts, and juice)

  • Volunteer Questions and Answers for Influx of Patients to Emergency Department
  • Full Scale Exercise/Drill

Q: What is an influx of patients drill?

A: All hospitals are required to conduct an annual full scale exercise (FSE) drill to test capabilities for a surge of patients who arrive to our Emergency Department for care in cases of emergencies (example: pandemic flu, mass casualty event). This is important so that the hospital can identify what processes work well and need to be improved upon so that we can respond to a real life scenario and meet our community needs.

Q: What will be my role as a volunteer for this drill and do have to “act?”

A: You will represent a patient who is pre-identified as having a critical, moderate or minor injury. You will be registered as a fake patient in our system and we will track your activity and movement through designated overflow areas of the hospital. You will not have to “act.”

Q: How do I sign up if I’m interested and what is the schedule?

A: Simply email or contact LuJean Odle at (303) 425-8547 or lujean.odle@sclhealth.org if you are interested no later than Friday, November 30, 2018. Below is the schedule:

Q: Are there any requirements for volunteers?

A: Be willing to walk throughout the LMC hospital from one unit to another (Example: Learning Center to Emergency Department and then Emergency Department to GI Lab). Please let us know how we can accommodate any special needs.

Eventbrite - Workshop: Lean 101

Published by Michael J. Shull

Mike began his improvement journey in the late 1990’s using Kanban cards and production boards to reduce waste in the restaurant industry. In 2005 he joined Caterpillar, Inc. where he learned how to integrate process improvement with Six Sigma to increase heavy equipment sales in two Colorado territories. With a passion for education, Mike later began teaching folks how to use these simple principles themselves--first in the private sector (2009), and then later in the public sector (2012). Mike is the Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement at Denver International Airport and he previously served as the executive director for the Colorado Lean Network from 2017 - 2020. Mike loves learning about what drives people to improve processes while teaching them how to think differently. When he is not facilitating process improvements, Mike enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, biking and traveling with his wonderful wife, Melissa.

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