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Social @ UHN UHN housekeeper’s safety sense and

quick response help save father of three

In the past year, our stories
were shared more than Jared Wright’s quick thinking and attention to detail Herby, 38, was born with congenital heart failure, and
3,000 times on Facebook. during his housekeeping rounds at Toronto General was waiting for a heart and lung transplant.

Hospital (TG) helped save a young father’s life. But that afternoon, Jared noticed that Herby did
3,301 1,706 Jared is a valued member of Unit 5B safety huddles not respond when he greeted him, and that he was

Shares Comments at TG, offering insights into potential safety hazards, groaning and trying to reach out with his hand.
constantly scanning his environment and paying
attention to information shared by the team during When Herby did not respond, Jared realized
something was wrong, and called a nurse.
University Health Network the huddles.
@UHN “He’s an extra set of eyes on our patients,” says The nurse quickly realized Herby was having a stroke,

The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Danielle Small, Patient Care Coordinator, Units 5A and a Code was called.
Hospital has received the single-largest gift to a hospital in and 5B, Cardiology Inpatient and Cardiac Short-Stay. Herby, who has three children aged nine, two and

Canadian history: a commitment of $100-million from the “He’s a great help to us.” nearly a year, recalls that day, grateful Jared stopped by.
Popular Peter & Melanie Munk Charitable Foundation. Danielle adds that everyone on the unit is expected
in September https://bit.ly/2f9pl8E to attend daily safety huddles and speak up about any “I couldn’t get up. I couldn’t move my whole right side.
I could not talk,” Herby says.
safety concerns.

There’s no better illustration of that than the day after Link to full story: click here.
lunch when Jared came into the room of Herby to
say hello, as he often did, and to see how the patient
141 Likes was feeling.

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• Unit at Toronto General Hospital makes it everyone’s business to eliminate patient falls

• Krembil researchers use DNA screening to unlock secrets of undiagnosed epilepsy Jared Wright, (L), who goes to Unit 5B safety huddles at Toronto
General Hospital regularly, shares a laugh with Herby, 38, following the
• Summer program exposes Toronto high school students to careers in healthcare patient’s heart and lung transplant. During his housekeeping rounds,
Jared noticed that Herby was not responding to his greeting and called
a nurse to help. Herby was having a stroke as Jared entered his room.
(Photo: UHN)

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