The spinal service at BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow, north London, has won a prestigious 2012 Independent Healthcare Awards for its Spinal Care Practice Nurse, Herman Yabut. The annual awards recognise outstanding quality and innovation in the independent healthcare sector, rewarding teams and individuals whose dedication and commitment makes the UK independent healthcare sector truly world-class.
Herman’s award win recognised the contribution he has made to patient care, consultant engagement and service delivery, since he started at the hospital back in 2009. Dr Jan Cernovsky, Consultant Anaesthetist in BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital’s spinal team commented: “Herman is without doubt the biggest independent factor determining the success of the spinal surgery team at BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital. His dedication to the care of his patients has reduced the number of cancelled operations and reduced the time high risk spinal patients spend in ITU after their operation. Herman is an essential part of our team and his work has helped dramatically improve our patient satisfaction results.”
The Spinal Service at BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital has been nominated for three Independent Healthcare Awards in the past two years. Consultant Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgeon Mr Sean Molloy was first nominated in the Medical Practice Award category, at the Independent Healthcare Awards, back in 2010. Mr Molloy also shortlisted in the Best Use of Technology category, for the implementation of the hospital’s pioneering O-arm Surgical Imaging Device, for this year’s awards.
The O-arm, the first device of its kind in the UK, was acquired earlier this year through an investment of £600,000 into the hospital’s spinal care service. The implementation of the O-arm Imaging Device was recognised by the judges for improving patient outcomes, reducing recovery times and minimising the risk of complication during the most complex spinal procedures.
Speaking on Herman’s award Mr Molloy commented: “Herman is an invaluable asset to the spinal team and his work at BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital has given my colleagues and I the confidence to bring an ever increasing complexity of high acuity spinal work to the hospital. With this increased complexity of work the patients naturally have more questions and Herman has been able to mediate between both patients, consultants, GPs and our entire team to ensure the highest level of clinical standards, patient outcomes and satisfaction rates. Herman deserved to win this award because of his exemplary dedication to the field of healthcare, nursing and our patients.”
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