Winnie Wong’s intervention leads to new system-wide transport safety protocol
A respiratory therapist at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB) has been honored for an act of clinical excellence that protected a critically ill pregnant patient during an interfacility transfer.
The episode, which unfolded during what could have been a routine transfer, became a demonstration of what happens when a culture of continuous learning exists within a healthcare facility.
The patient — eight weeks pregnant with twins and diagnosed with a severe pulmonary embolism — required supplemental oxygen. She was being transferred from North Central Bronx Hospital to NYC Health + Hospital/Jacobi when Wong, assisted by Respiratory Therapist Ketty Seide, moved forward…