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IRMC, Inc. Monthly Report- Journey to Excellence Project Update- Jason Carey, VP Mr. Carey provided an update concerning the Journey to Excellence project at IRMC. The focus of the project is on process of improvement through elimination of waste and creating a standard of work to facilitate patient centered care. Mr. Carey's team works under the guidance of the Executive Guiding Team with a goal of bridging gap between administration and frontline caregivers with process improvement. He explained that through this initiative they have provided guidance, coaching and the tools necessary for caregivers to participate and problem solve in a centergistic approach to patient care. The initial value stream selected for improvement was the optimization of nursing work flow, to allow for a greater percentage of nursing time to be centered on direct patient care. IRMC Chief Nursing Officer Linda Walton sponsored the first value stream and provided her support with its success. Mr. Carey explained that two weeks ago they gathered 10 caregivers at IRMC and two patient representatives for the first rapid process improvement workshop. The workshop topic was nurse to nurse communication and the event was a great success. He introduced Ms. Crystal Golightly, nurse manager at IRMC, who served a process owner for the workshop. She discussed the initiatives from the workshop which have been implemented into the patient rooms. Additionally, Ms. Paula Anderson Finley, an active volunteer in the IRMC patient and family engagement committee spoke in support of this initiative and the positive outcomes that have evolved from their efforts. New Business- Proposed Aviation Blvd. Extension- Phil Matson & Stan Boling ��v�� Mr. Stan Boling, planning director at the Indian River County Commission provided a review of the proposed Aviation Blvd. extension. The extension is intended is to provide an alternative route to 37th street due to increased traffic on the road. He explained that 37th street is the main area in Vero Beach for medical care and that during peak hours of 8:00 AM- 6:00 PM, the capacity is 880 cars. Currently, 700 cars utilize the road during those hours. Mr. Boling explained that this road is - _anticipated to greatly exceed capacity by 2040 .He reviewed alternative routes and models that the county has developed with the Trustees. The county believes that this extension would also add an advantage of reducing traffic on US 1. Currently they are in the development stages of this proposal and have reached out to the V2 -5?