Good Catch Awards recognize our faculty and staff who address a near miss event or situation that, if not identified and acted upon, could have resulted in an accident, injury, or illness. The Good Catch event could have occurred anywhere within UI Hospitals & Clinics and could have impacted anyone, whether patient, visitor, faculty, or staff.
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Read Good Catch Award stories
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December 6, 2022It’s not unusual for Anne Humphreys-Dengler, RN, BSN, to speak to patients over the phone; she often helps them coordinate tests, oxygen, medications, and more But one particular phone call had her providing a different kind of help (more…)more -
February 7, 2022For staff nurse Samantha Lippens, RN, every night shift starts with a thorough check of her patients’ conditions (more…)more -
January 4, 2022It was an ordinary day in the hospital cafeteria Co-workers eating lunch, laughing, and talking—when suddenly, everything changed (more…)more -
October 16, 2020When a patient with COVID-19 didn’t arrive for their scheduled appointment, Bekka Cappussi, RN, CCRN, MBA, was concerned (more…)more -
September 25, 2020What started as a routine follow-up MRI with a former cancer patient quickly took a turn when MRI Technologist Brittany Selby saw something unusual in the imaging (more…)more