Inpatients at Baylor Health Care System in Dallas don’t have to wait until they’re in crisis to get a visit from a rapid response team.The team, made up of a nurse, a respiratory therapist and sometimes a hospitalist or intensivist, is available whenever a nurse feels she needs extra help or a second set of eyes and hands with a struggling patient, or when a patient's physician calls in and needs an immediate assessment. Even family members can summon the RRT if their loved one just isn't looking right. Instituted in 2006, the teams have contributed to a 12% drop in inpatient mortality....
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