National Patient Safety Awareness Week starts this Sunday, and like many Arkansas healthcare organizations, American Data Network Patient Safety Organization has been planning ways to celebrate. On that note, we have some exciting news to share! By request of American Data Network Patient Safety Organization, Gov. Mike Beebe issued a proclamation naming March 4 – 10, 2012, Patient Safety Awareness Week in Arkansas.
In the proclamation, Gov. Beebe encouraged all Arkansans to work together to improve patient care in Arkansas and across the nation. “Patient safety is central to top-quality health care in our Nation and our State, and the key to improving patient safety is understanding the underlying causes of errors, learning from reported errors, and working to eliminate conditions that contribute to preventable errors,” Beebe said in the proclamation. “Increased improvement in patient safety can be achieved by promoting the widespread sharing of best practices within the health care industry, as well as by continuous communication between patients and caregivers,” he added.
Though we plan on releasing more materials during Patient Safety Awareness Week, we thought you may like a copy of the proclamation early, in case you would like to feature it throughout your facility. Click here to download the Arkansas Patient Safety Awareness Week Proclamation.
Also if you’re interested, we have drafted a media release about the proclamation that you are more than welcome to include in your internal publications or on your intranets. Click here to download the media release.
For more information about the American Data Network Patient Safety Organization, visit our website at www.adnpso.com.
