PRMC is pleased to join the nation’s 5,000 hospitals in celebrating National Patient Safety Awareness Week from March 8-14, 2015. This year’s theme is “United in Safety.” It’s impossible not to stress the importance of the relationship between providers, patients and their families. An informed and engaged patient leads to safer care.
During National Patient Safety Awareness Week and throughout the month, PRMC will be actively involved in a series of events to reinforce the importance of safety including proper hand washing and hand hygiene practices, speaking up when concerned, and educating families and patients on taking the lead role as advocates in their own care.
Additionally, each Tuesday during the month of March (March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31), members of the PRMC Pharmacy Team will be available to answer general pharmaceutical questions in the lobby of the Hanna Outpatient Center from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. They’ll offer valuable advice on medication safety, medication reconciliation, why it’s extremely important for patients to keep an updated and comprehensive list of the medications being taken and a template for doing so.
Everyone in healthcare, including the patient and their family members, plays a role in delivering safe care. Join PRMC during Patient Safety Week and throughout the year in keeping patient safety awareness in the forefront of care.
