Patient Safety

• Recipient of the HealthGrades 2009 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ Three Years in a Row (2007-2009)

• Ranked Among the Top 5% of All Hospitals in the Nation for Patient Safety in 2009

• 1 of only 242 Hospitals in the Nation to Receive the HealthGrades 2009 Patient Safety Excellence Award™

There are many things you can do to increase your health care safety whether at home, filling a prescription at the pharmacy, at the doctor’s office or in the hospital.

But, the single most important thing you can do to increase your safety as a patient is be an active member of your health care team, which means taking part in every health care decision.

What You Need to Know

  • Partners in care
  • Patient Safety & Quality of Care Concerns
  • Reduce the Spread of Germs that Make You & Others Sick
  • Reduce the Risk of Surgical Infection & Mistakes
  • Medications