Resurrection Health Care is Sponsoring
Patient Safety Awareness Week
Resurrection Health Care is a proud partner with the National Patient Safety Foundation in sponsoring Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 6th - 12th.
Below is a list of links that will provide you and your family resources on patient safety and preparing for your discharge.
Celebrate National Patient Safety Awareness Week
Overview of Patient Safety
What can I do to learn about patient safety?
- National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Patient and Family Resources
- Patient Safety: 10 Things You Can do To Be Safe
- Questions are the Answers: Get More Involved in Your Health Care
- "Are You Safe" Patient Safety Awareness Video
Medication Safety
Learn about the medications you take and understand why you are taking them.
- Check Your Medicines: Tips for Using Medicines Safely
- My Medicine List
- Medicines: Use Them Safely
- Safe Use of Medicines
- 6 Tips to Avoid Medication Mistakes
- 20 Tips To Prevent Medical Errors - Patient Fact Sheet
Preparing for Discharge from the Hospital
Things I need to do to prepare to go home after the hospital:
- National Patient Safety Foundation "Ask Me 3": Questions to ask your physician, nurse or pharmacist
- Safety as You Go From Hospital to Home
Other Resources
- Hospital Compare is the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Web tool that allows patients to compare data and results of quality, patient satisfaction and readmission rates between hospitals.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services who’s mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans
- HealthGrades® is a national health care ratings organization that provides quality and cost information to consumers.
- Leapfrog Group analyzes safety and quality information for consumers to compare between hospitals.
- Illinois Department of Public Health Patient Safety and Quality
- Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality
