WELCOME TO LMC

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WELCOME TO LMC
Orientation Handout
Located in one of South Carolina's fastest
growing communities,
Lexington Medical Center is a
354-bed metropolitan medical complex that anchors
a comprehensive, county-wide health care network.
That network includes
six community medical centers at strategic
locations throughout Lexington County,
the largest extended care facility
in the state, an occupational health center
and affiliated
physician practices.
Rev. 05/08
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Mission Philosophy Lexington Medical Centers
Mission is to provide quality health services
that meet the needs of our community. We value
quality, compassion, responsibility, integrity
and working with others to serve a common goal.
Our main facility, Lexington Medical Center, has
been open since 1972 and is proud of the
reputation we have earned in our community. We
take pride in responding to the changing needs of
our community and meeting the demands of a
thriving region. Our commitment is to provide
our patients with the regions finest healthcare
professionals and the highest quality facilities
and technologies available.
Privacy and Confidentiality All patient
information obtained while at any of Lexington
Medical Centers facilities is to be treated in
confidence. Patient information is not to be
discussed in elevators, the cafeteria, or in any
area that you might be overheard by others or
with anyone who is not providing care to the
patient. Respecting our patients rights is a
priority!!
Service Expectations Providing
excellent service to our patients and their
families in one of the fundamental objectives of
Lexington Medical Center. Each member of our
organization has a responsibility to demonstrate
friendliness and service at all times. It is
your responsibility to report to your supervisor
any ethical concerns regarding patient care.
Parking Employees and students must park in the
designated employee parking lots. At the
hospital, employee parking is available in lots G
(the section closest to the Interstate) K.
Students are to park in parking lot K only.
These lots are located behind the hospital.
There are emergency buttons located in designated
spots throughout parking lots G K as well as in
the parking garage. Parking in unapproved areas
will result in ticketing. At other District
locations, please talk with staff members to
identify employee or student parking spaces.
Volunteers park in lot G.
Smoking As of November 15, 2007, Lexington
Medical Center is smoke free. There is no smoking
allowed on the campus.
Safety and Security In the hospital the security
office is located in the Emergency Department
waiting area. To reach a public safety officer,
dial 77 from any phone within the hospital if
you have an emergency. Our public safety
officers will gladly escort you to your car. All
employees, students, and volunteers are expected
to be familiar with safety procedures in their
assigned areas. Hospital wide policies and
procedures can be found on the Lexloop (Intranet).
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General Safety Items should be stored at least 6
inches off the floor and 18 inches below the
sprinkler heads on the ceiling. Oxygen tanks
should be stored and transported in specific
holders. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
contain information on hazardous materials,
including disinfectants, hand cleaners, etc.
They are located in every department and on the
Intranet. In the event of an unusual clinical
event that has real or potential harm for a
patient, please consult the nearest supervisor.
Hospital codes are announced on the overhead
paging system. To announce the following
emergencies, dial 5671 and give the exact
location of the occurrence.


Code Red
(repeat 3 times) ...Fire

Code AdamChild/
Infant Abduction DA Alert..Dis
aster Alert For all other overhead pages dial
5670. This would include
Mayday..Immediate
Medical Team Needed

Fire Plan CODE RED LMC uses the RACE acronym
for the fire plan. In the event of a fire at
this hospital dial, 5671 and state Code Red
followed by the location of the fire, repeat 3
times. If working in another facility, please
discuss with staff how to alert other employees
and the Fire Department in the event of a
fire. R..Rescue Anyone in immediate
danger.

A..Alarm Use CODE
RED to call for help. Pull nearest fire alarm.


C..Contain The fire and smoke by
closing the doors to the effected area.


E..Extinguish Use the nearest fire
extinguisher. Fires are classified into 3
categories. Each category requires the use of a
particular type of extinguisher. See chart
below.


When using a fire extinguisher use the PASS
method. P.Pull the pin.


A..Aim the nozzle toward the base of the
fire.

S..Squeeze the nozzle toward
the base of the fire.

S..Sweep
from side to side.
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Infant/Child Safety Precautions In the event that
an infant or child is missing or possibly
abducted at the hospital, dial 5671 and page
Code Adam to advise of the occurrence. When
suspicious activities are recognized, public
safety can be contacted immediately by dialing
77. For areas outside the hospital, talk with
your supervisor to learn the process used in your
area to handle the above situations.
Daniels Law If a person presents you with
a baby (one month old or less), and voluntarily
requests to leave it, accept the baby. The law
states that you MUST do this if you are or appear
to be an employee of a hospital or outpatient
facility. Try to get any information that you
can from the person leaving the baby and take the
baby to the Emergency Department. If the baby is
received away from the main campus, call
Lexington County Ambulance Service to transport
the baby to the Emergency Department. For more
information please refer to the policy on Daniels
Law.
Disaster Alert Upon hearing
the overhead page Disaster Alert, stay in or
return to your assigned unit and wait for further
instructions from your supervisor.

• Standard Precautions
• Lexington Medical Center uses STANDARD
  PRECAUTIONS in the care of all patients.
• Standard precautions means treating all blood,
  body fluids, excretions, secretions and used
  equipment as potentially infectious.
• Hand washing in between each patient contact is
  critical.
• Gloves, gowns, masks, and protective eyewear are
  worn when exposure to blood or body fluids
  may be anticipated.
  
  
• Use of safety devices is mandatory to prevent
  sharps injury.
• Environmental surfaces, beds, bed rails,
  bedside equipment are routinely cleaned and
  disinfected.
• Blue plastic bags are used to transport all
  soiled linen.
• Please refer to the Infection Control Manual on
  the Intranet for all polices on Infection Control
  or call the Infection Control Department at
  791-2060.

Identification Badges/Tags You are required to
wear proper identification indicating your role
at Lexington Medical Center while on campus.
Students reporting without proper identification
badge/tag will not be allowed to participate in
the clinical experience.
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Miscellaneous Food At the hospital you will
find the main cafeteria located on the ground
floor of the South Tower. Students and employees
receive a cafeteria discount, and Volunteers eat
free. The main cafeteria is open at the
following times. Breakfast 630am 800am
Snack 800am 1100am

Lunch 1100am 200pm
Snack 200pm 430 pm


Dinner 430pm 700pm

Night
Shift 130am 300am The Terrace Café is
located on the lower level in the North Tower.
It is open from 630 a.m. to 700 p.m (Monday-
Friday). and serves meals the entire time it is
open. Vending machines are available 24 hours
a day in the main cafeteria. The Park Café is
located in Lexington Medical Park on the ground
floor and is open 700am 430pm weekdays. Gift
Shop Granby Corner Gift Shops are open on the
first and ground floors of the hospital. Hours
may vary, so please check the sign on the
doors. ATM An ATM machine is located on the
ground floor near the east entrance of the
hospital beside the entrance to Radiation Oncology
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• National Patient Safety Goals
• Improve the accuracy of patient identification.
• Use at least 2 patient identifiers when
  providing care, treatment or services. Never use
  patient location as an identifier. Use the
  patients name and date of birth as the two
  identifiers.
• Improve the effectiveness of communication among
  caregivers.
• a. Verbal or telephone orders and critical lab
  or test results must be written down and read
  back. Three documented attempts to notify MD of
  critical lab or test results within 45 minutes,
  then notify the Clinical Supervisor who will
  proceed up the chain of command (fail-safe
  method).
• b. Abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols are
  standardized throughout the organization,
  including a list of those not to be used. (U, u,
  IU, Q.D., QD, q.d., qd, Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d., qod,
  trailing zero (X.O mg), Lack of leading zero (.X
  mg), MS, MSO4, MgSO4)
• c. SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment and
  Recommendation) is the standardized approach to
  hand off communication adopted by Lexington
  Medical Center.
•  3. Improve the safety of using medications.
• a. Concentrated electrolytes removed from
  patient care units.
• b. LMC has Identified and routinely reviews a
  list of sound alike/look alike drugs and takes
  actions to prevent errors.
• c. All medications and medication containers
  (for example syringes, basins, etc) are labeled
  on and off the sterile field.
• 4. Reduce the risk of health care-associated
  infections.
• a. Comply with CDC hand hygiene guidelines.
  Wash hands before and after patient contact.
  Waterless hand cleaners are encouraged. Do not
  leave patient room or exam room wearing gloves.
• b Manage as sentinel events all identified
  cases of unanticipated death or major permanent
  loss of function associated with a health
  care-associated infection.
•  5. Accurately and completely reconcile
  medications across the continuum of care.
• a. Obtain and document a complete list of
  patients current medications upon patient
  admission.
• b. For primary care practices the summary list
  provides this information.

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