MISSON:
To foster dialogue and achieve consensus among interested member health care organizations of the Health Council in development of a culture of safety for patients, their families and employees.

VISION:
The Health Council Patient Safety Workgroup is comprised of interested member health care organization representatives and staff from GCHC.  We believe that the efforts put forth will be recognized as providing innovative collaboration in the achievement of a culture of safety for patients, families and employees.

CULTURE OF SAFETY:
Sustainable improvement in patient safety requires change in the culture of health care organizations.  Keystones of an evloving "safety culture" include

Adapted from James Reason, Robert Helmerich, Ashleigh Merritt and others

Patient Safety Chair:  Robert Waymeyer, St. Elizabeth Edgewood

Health Council Staff:  Dora Amin & Suzanne Kirby

For more information, please contact Dora Anim.

Check back soon for patient safety webinars to be offered in 2010!

2009 Webinars:
The Institute for Family Centered Care's webinar "Engaging Patients, Families and the Community as Partners in Patient Safety: Innovation and Best Practices" - Offered on November 18, 2009 & December 16, 2009 at the Health Council.

For more information on upcoming or previous webinars please contact Suzanne Kirby.

Patient Safety Tools:

Central Line Infection Reduction

Surgical Site Infection Reduction

Rapid Response Team Toolkit

Ensuring Correct Surgery Toolkit

Patient Safety Resources:

Joint Commission 2010 National Patient Safety Goals

GAPS Center

Ohio Patient Safety Institute

Medication Use Safety Bibliography

HRET Fellowships

Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds

Pathways for Medication Safety

Physician Practice Patient Safety Assessment