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Through a coordinated system
of interventions, the MCH Diabetes Inpatient
Services uniquely enable hospitals and physicians to address the special
needs of patients with diabetes, regardless of their reason for admission.
Our services:
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reflect
evidence-based standards of care and current best practices as
documented in the Inpatient Management Guidelines for People
with Diabetes.*
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assist the
medical team in
achieving the goals of effective metabolic management to: |
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reduce complications that
inpatients with diabetes can experience, such as increased infection
rates, longer healing rates and poorer outcomes, as well as increased
lengths of stay and resource utilization.
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reduce fluctuations in
blood glucose levels.
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increase patient
satisfaction.
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provide a
dedicated, specially trained staff that supports by: |
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assessing the
hospitalized patient to determine his or her metabolic control and
helping to achieve desired outcomes during his or her inpatient stay.
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monitoring patients'
co-morbid conditions and collaborating with the medical team for the delivery of
interventions.
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interacting with the
dietary department to meet the patients' nutritional needs.
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educating patients
on elemental self-management skills for diabetes care prior to
discharge.
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promoting the safe and
timely discharge of patients with diabetes.
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communicating with the
medical team as
necessary to facilitate ongoing patient progress.
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are provided at
no additional cost to the hospitalized patients. |
For more information on our
Diabetes Inpatient
Services, please call us at (432) 640-2128. |
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