Timing of Morning Rounds for Postpartum Hospitalized Women

Timing of Morning Rounds for Postpartum Hospitalized Women: A Randomized Controlled Quality Improvement Trial

In postpartum hospitalized women, does delayed morning rounding improve patient satisfaction?

OBJECTIVE To investigate the timing of physician rounds on patient satisfaction

STUDY DESIGN Randomized, controlled, quality improvement trial

OUTCOMES Primary: score on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Provers and Systems (HCAPS) survey

Secondary: score on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Inclusion Criteria:

• Delivered between 0600 and 0000
• Admitted to Memorial Hermann postpartum unit
• Patient managed by the University of Texas Physicians Group and/or obstetrics-gynecology residents

Exclusion Criteria:

- None