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KASCH Rehabilitation Services Achievements and Awards


2015
  • Involvement in develop and preparation for Best Care for (Rehabilitation module)
  • Establish and implement Pediatric Rehabilitation Screening clinic.
  • Establish weekend service for Pediatric in-patients.
  • Establish and implement new Pediatric Rehabilitation programs e.g.:
  • Early Intervention program
  • Oncology program
  • Burn and hand program
  • Musculoskeletal program
  • Rheumatology program
  • Commence back care education program for KASCH nursing staff.

2016

  • Launching of most up to date high technology equipment's (Locomat, Documentation based care (DBC))
  • Expanding a specialized rehabilitation amputation clinic

2017:

  • Launching of the group therapy for adult and pediatric patients.
  • Participate in Bone Health Program; Multidisciplinary team with Neonatal Intensive Care Department

2018:

  • Collaboration between Rehabilitation services and other medical departments in:
    • Pediatric Residency Program Training; Rehabilitation Services with Child Development and Behavior Services
    • Feeding Program; Occupational therapy with Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic
    • Pediatric Obesity program; Physical Therapy and Pediatric Endocrinology clinic
    • TMJ Program; Physical Therapy and Dental Clinic
  • Rehabilitation services participated in pediatric fall risk committee
  • Participate in (N95 train the trainers program) and hand hygiene champion with infection prevention and control department by certified therapists as trainers.

2019:

  • Collaboration between Rehabilitation services and other medical departments in:
  • Autism program; Occupational therapy with pediatric mental health department
  • Fellowship Rehabilitation training program; Rehabilitation services with Rheumatology Department
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Best-care task force; collaboration with Quality and Patient Safety Department, Best Care team and knowledge Management Department for implement Rehabilitation KPIs dashboard
  • Launching of "Packaging system" project; for Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy. Classifying patient packages of Follow-up appointments intensity (frequencies and duration)
  • Rehabilitation Services Participation in Rowaad program:
  • Pediatric Physical Therapy Project (Developmental Hip Dysplasia (DDH))
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Project (Accessibility to the Pediatrics' Rehabilitation services within a time frame of case category)
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation Project (Packaging System for follow up patients)
  • Lunching Rehabilitation portal system; collaboration with the Department of Information and Informatics Systems to establish and improve the patient portal system for electronic appointments booking in Rehabilitation services
  • Participate in RISE (peer support) program organized by Quality and Patient Safety Department.

2020:

  • Successful gradual de-escalation plan post Covid-19 for Outpatient clinics
  • Launching Virtual clinics (Tele-Rehabilitation sessions) during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Launching Evening Clinic during Covid-19 pandemic
  • Launching of online Back Care and Safe Lifting Program (training and exam) for healthcare providers among MNGHA
  • Rehabilitation services participate in KASCH newsletter.
  • Collaboration between Rehabilitation services and other medical departments in:
    • Complex Disease (chronic patients) Care; Rehabilitation services collaboration with Pediatrics Multidisciplinary team
    • Home Health Care (HHC) Services and Pediatric Occupational Therapy
  • Rehabilitation Department started new Quality Improvement Project;
  • Pediatric Physical Therapy Project (Obesity program)

2021

  • Ongoing Virtual clinics (Tele-Rehabilitation sessions) for high risk compromised cases; to be minimized not exceeding 10% of the service.
  • Ongoing collaboration with Best Care Team for enhancing Rehabilitation module and patient portal
  • Ongoing collaboration with Corporate Planning and Regulatory Affairs for implement new pediatric documentation form and outcome measure form
  • Ongoing collaboration with Data and Business Intelligence Management (DBIM) department for Dashboard and KPI's
  • Initiate Task Force at Cooperate Level to all Rehabilitation Services Department among all MNGHA Hospitals. Three Task Force were developed:
      1. Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
      2. Clinical Guidelines and Standard of Practice
      3. Early Mobility in ICU
  • Collaboration between Rehabilitation services and other medical departments in:
  • Spinal Muscular Dystrophy; Rehabilitation services with Pediatric Neurology Department
  • Orthotic and Prosthetic onsite training; Rehabilitation services provide training in Orthotic and Prosthetic for two residents from Physical Medicine Department

Awards:

  • National Patient Safety Award (2018); Pediatric Rehabilitation team (Physical and Occupational therapists) among the NICU staff was recognized by His Excellency Dr. Bandar AI-Knawy for the Neonatal Bone Health Program.
  • National recognition of back care program (2019): Back care program Certificate of appreciation from MNGHA for all staff participating in back care program.
  • National recognition of ALJANADRIY AH activity
  • National recognition during the" First World Patient Safety Day" event from quality and patient's safety department to all staff volunteered as peer responder in RISE team (2019).
  • Recognition received from the Spina Bifida Clinic due to the Rehabilitation role for Spina Bifida patients on their 20th Anniversary.
  • Recognition received from the Neonatal Department due to the Rehabilitation role in Neonatal services during the Prematurity Awareness Day on 17 November 2019.
  • Screening Clinic Project awarded as outstanding achievement in KASCH 4th Annual Excellence and Innovation in Healthcare Event under the presence of His excellency Dr. Bandar AlKenawy.
  • Recognition of three pediatric staff (two Physical Therapists and one Occupational Therapists) by His excellency Dr. Bandar AlKenawy in a Special event (recognition day).
  • Screening Clinic Project awarded as outstanding achievement in KASCH 4th Annual Excellence and Innovation in Healthcare Event
  • Pediatric rehabilitation staff received an appreciation certificate for their outstanding contribution and efforts in the establishment of heart transplantation program and performing the first successful Pediatric case on April 10 – 2021 at ministry of National Guard – Health Affairs.