The department consists of an examination room equipped with monitoring devices and ultrasound, this room leads to a first stage delivery room which in turn leads to theatre and three delivery suits. All rooms and facilities necessary to assist in maternal and fetal monitoring and resuscitation. The hospital is currently. On the way to establish a fully equipped I.V.F unit that includes necessary laboratory, storage, and analysis.
Cardiac Catheterization diagnostic and interventional laboratory
Amman hospital has always distinguished itself by keeping up with scientific and technical advances in the medical and surgical fields. The vascular Catheterization laboratoryat Amman hospital is a two room modern facility equipped with the most advanced machines and monitoring system and is capable of handling all vascular procedures diagnostic and interventional(PTCA & Stenting).
It consists of two rooms: well equipped for any emergency as accidents, chest pain…..etc. the other room is actually a surgical theatre in which operation can be done once it is needed immediately.
The Department of nursing services is committed to provide Amman Hospital with a team of highly qualified and motivated nurses that are going to play an important Role in establishing an excellent base for comprehensive nursing care in Jordan and the region.
The scope of patients care services provided by Nursing includes:
Assessment of patients
Planning, implementing and evaluating the nursing plan of care
Administration of treatments and therapies
Patient and family education
Discharge planning
Nursing care is provided on a 24 hour basis to patient from infancy to old age
Nursing care is provided only under a Direction of Registered Nurse after passing all required pre-identified competencies.
Nursing care begins with assessment and recognition of patients priority need, development and implement of a plan of care to address those needs and finally the evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan, discharge planning, patient teaching with collaboration with the multidisplinary team to provide quality of care
The department of nursing services, in keeping with the mission of the profession of nursing, is dedicated to the health care needs of our patients:
The first and for most priority of the department is the care of our patients (No other priority may take precedence).
Second priority is a commitment to our nursing staff to create an environment conductive to excellence in practice, which nurtures individual potential and professional growth.
Third priority is to promote educational and training programs for staff, our nursing training and educational programs are designed to meet the required competencies for nursing practice in our hospital.
In Jun 2010 Amman hospital start the preparation to gain accreditation by the Joint Commission .This commitment for excellence represented through massive efforts done by all staff at Amman hospital to prepare for this accreditation. By applying quality management principles and measuring of outcomes, the hospital ensures a safe environment for health care delivery and a high standard of quality services for its patients.
Quality Management and patient safety Office
The Quality Management Office is a centralized interdisciplinary entity that is responsible for leading all activities related to defining, measuring and continuously improvement the quality and hospital-wide performance. The Quality Management and patient safety Office consist of three units:
Document Control
Risk Management
Performance Improvement.
The main tasks of the QM office are:
Facilitate of performance improvement projects and teams.
Maintain and improve patient safety by tracking and analysis of adverse events.
Develop and maintenance of a Tracking System for performance improvement projects.
Train staff in the use of performance improvement principles and methodology.
Consultation and liaison on performance improvement issues.
Collect Data, analyze and use data for improvement.
Use outcome measures and clinical indicators.
Facilitate utilization management activities.
Facilitate development of an appropriate risk reduction system for the hospital
Facilitate the development of a sentinel event procedure, including the provision of support and training.
Support and administrative coordination for the Quality improvement and Patient Safety Committee.
Support for on-going accreditation compliance activities.