Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital Launches Dedicated Team for Immediate Response to High-Risk Inpatients

Formation and Operation of the 'Rapid Response Team'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital has formed a 'Rapid Response Team' to prevent patient safety accidents and to promptly respond to high-risk inpatients, and has officially started its operation.

According to Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital on the 20th, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) is a patient safety department that identifies high-risk patients during hospitalization in advance and takes immediate medical action early to reduce inpatient mortality and improve treatment outcomes.

With the increasing social demand for preventing patient safety accidents, the team complements the limitations of rapid response to acutely deteriorating patients in general wards, where continuous monitoring is lacking compared to intensive care units and reporting systems are complex.

Many hospitals domestically and internationally operate rapid response systems to reduce mortality and improve treatment outcomes for general ward inpatients.

Shin Myung-geun, director of Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, said, “We will identify abnormal signs early and respond quickly before inpatients reach critical conditions,” adding, “Through the operation of the Rapid Response Team, we will do our best to ensure that inpatients at Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital receive safer treatment.”

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