LAMMICO Patient Safety Award and Grant
LAMMICO Patient Safety Award and Grant

The 2022-2023 Patient Safety Award and Grant program focuses on two topics: one for hospitals, “Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infection (CLABSI) Prevention,” and one for ambulatory surgery centers, “Hands: the Connection to Infection.”
- Hospitals: Healthcare had been making strides in reducing infections associated with central lines - until last year. Of all hospital-associated infections, the CLABSI rate increased the most. The heightened CLABSI incidence is likely attributed to a lack of infection-prevention activities involving central-line insertion and maintenance practices.
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to prevent the transmission of microorganisms on the hands of healthcare personnel. Proper hand hygiene removes those microbes and prevents exposure to patients during care delivery. Healthcare personnel must be familiar with hand hygiene recommendations and consistently adhere to them.
AWARD
The award is open to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. Applicants are not required to be underwritten by LAMMICO to participate.
The hospital that demonstrates the best improvements (in policies, procedures, protocols and/or processes) related to a reduction in CLABSI, or the ambulatory surgery center that demonstrates the best improvements (in policies, procedures, protocols and/ or processes) related to improvement in hand hygiene compliance rates will be awarded:
- A $10,000 grant to the winner to be used for nursing professional development
- One-year risk manager membership to the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM)
- One-year complimentary membership to Medical Interactive Community for all employees to access our risk management CME/CNE/MOC courses online
- A $5,000 grant to the second place participant to be used for nursing professional development
- One-year risk manager membership to the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM)
- One-year complimentary membership to Medical Interactive Community for all employees to access our risk management CME/CNE/MOC courses online
For more information about each award topic and to download an application, please use the drop-down menu below.
Completed applications are due May 31, 2023.
Please contact LAMMICO’s Hospital Risk Management Specialist, Lynne Vega, BSN, RN, CNOR (E) at lvega@lammico.com or 504.841.2738 for additional inquiries and to submit your application.
2021-2022 Winner
Bienville Surgery Center in Vancleave, MS
2020-2021 Winner
St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, LA
2019-2020 Winner
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital in Lafayette, LA

2018-2019 Winner
Jennings American Legion Hospital in Jennings, LA

2017-2018 Recipient
Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, LA
2016-2017 Recipient
Jennings American Legion Hospital in Jennings, LA

2015-2016 Recipient
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, LA