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To better safeguard newborns and mothers cared for on the Labor and Delivery and Post-partum floors of the Connors Center, enhanced security measures will be phased into current procedures in the coming weeks. Such measures on floors 5, 8, 9 and 10 will bolster patient safety and ensure a safer physical environment for patients and staff at Boston's busiest birthing center.
During weekends, trial runs have been implemented in order to prepare for the Single Point of Entry system go live date on May 2. From that point on, allvisitors, family members and staff without Connors Center access-coded ID badges will be required to sign-in at the security desk in the Connors Center lobby. Then, the visitor or staff member will be permitted to use the passenger elevators to access their specific destination among floors 5 and 8 through 10.Visitors will be required to wear identification stickers that will beadministered by security at the lobby checkpoint.
“As BWH welcomes more than 10,000 newborns each year, single point of entry is essential to protect our patients and families,” said Paula Gillette, RN, director of Clinical Services for Women and Newborns.
Staff who frequently access the restricted floors, but do not have their ID badges properly coded, should contact Rachel Hall (RHall@partners.org) for the proper form to take to the Security Office.
Staff with full access in the Connors Center are advised to use the service elevators, adjacent to the passenger elevators, off of the ground level Connors Center Lobby. This measure will cut down traffic and wait times for visitors using the main elevators.
Proposed improvements are a result of work from the Infant Security Task Force and serve as a component of the Post-partum OB Service Excellence initiative, both led by Gillette. She said, “These new security improvements are aligned with our family-centered care model.”