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Quality

Good Samaritan Hospital provides a system approach to patient safety. This approach acknowledges that most healthcare errors are not caused by individuals but rather by a breakdown in processes. Because patient safety is a high priority at Good Samaritan Hospital, we are committed to improving processes in a number of ways including:

• ­ Working together in teams such as the Medication Safety Improvement Team and Fall Prevention Team

•­ Using technology such as the Alaris intravenous infusion pumps, pharmacy robot, and bar coding for accurate medication administration

•­ Using state-of-the-art equipment including patient lifting and transfer devices

­ • Continuous staff education and review of protocols

­ • Standardization and improvement of processes.

 
Good Samaritan Hospital encourages patients to participate in their own care and to ask questions as a way to improve patient safety.

The Patient Safety Role Model award is given in recognition of staff members who consistently serve as role models to others.

Please also see:

Good Samaritan Hospital Care Measure Data