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| Frye Regional Medical Center Joins National Effort to Focus on Effective Communications to Improve Patient Safety |
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National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 4-10, 2007
Hickory, NC – In support of National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 4-10, 2007, Frye Regional Medical Center is supporting the National Patient Safety Foundation’s (NPSF) efforts to highlight effective communication as the patient safety tool of choice. The theme, “Patient Safety: A Road Taken Together,” emphasizes the partnership between providers, patients, and their community in improving patient safety and focuses on the impact of teamwork on all levels. The theme encourages providers to listen to their patients, speak in simple terms and empower and develop an equal growing partnership. For patients, medical information is often difficult to understand. Patients who ask questions until they understand what they need to do can become partners with their doctor to manage their health. This understanding will build relationships and improve patient safety.
“Frye Regional Medical Center has several activities planned to educate patients, physicians, staff and visitors,” says hospital Patient Safety Officer Melanie Katz. “We’ll have an informational booth about the importance of patient safety in the lobby and cafeteria, as well as interactive games for the employees. National Patient Safety Awareness Week provides us with the perfect opportunity to remind everyone about this critical issue.”
Frye Regional Medical Center is joining more than 450 Stand Up for Patient Safety member hospitals and health systems in celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week. Hospitals, communities and organizations across the country will celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week by holding special activities for patients, families, healthcare providers, and their communities.
“Patient Safety Awareness Week is a call to action to raise awareness of the issue and
encourage patient safety by highlighting the importance of asking questions, listening and learning in making healthcare decisions,” said Diane C. Pinakiewicz, President of NPSF. “This year we are encouraging our hospital members to reach out into their community and engage them in this broader goal of collective patient safety.”
For up-to-date information on Patient Safety Awareness Week and the patient safety movement, visit www.npsf.org.
The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving patient safety and reducing medical errors by funding research and raising awareness with hospitals, healthcare systems, doctors and nurses and the patients and families they serve. Having worked to make patient safety a national priority, the NPSF is working with the healthcare industry to find affordable ways through research and education to reduce medical errors and to improve the quality of the nation’s healthcare. The NPSF was founded in 1996 and incorporated in 1997 by the American Medical Association, CNA HealthPro, and 3M, with significant support from the Schering-Plough Corporation. For more information, visit www.npsf.org.
Frye Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet North Carolina, is a 355-bed acute care facility located at 420 North Center Street in Hickory, NC. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Catawba County since 1911. The hospital’s main campus includes a comprehensive heart center and cardiac rehab, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, pediatrics, center for neurosciences, cancer center and women’s pavilion. Frye has several extended campuses to serve families throughout the area including: Wellness and Education Center which houses the Center For Diabetes Self-Management Care, perinatal education and community wellness classes; South Campus for psychiatric services; Viewmont and Tate Surgery Centers; Vein and Wound Center/Infusion Care; Pain Center; Piedmont Therapy, offering sports and industrial rehabilitation; two urgent care facilities; FryeCare, an outpatient diagnostic facility; plus HealthPoint, which provides extensive industrial services and programs to employers.
Frye Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about the hospital, visit www.fryemedctr.com
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