Providence Health & Services is committed to cultivating a safe environment for our patients. As part of our quality commitment, we are working to:
Develop and achieve measurable short- and long-term patient safety goals, focusing especially on reducing injuries and infections that occur during care.
Identify and implement best practices of care to improve safety in critical care units and other areas.
Improve communication between all of the people who care for a patient and his or her family.
Encourage reporting of adverse incidents and share the lessons we learn from these.
Actively engage Providence leadership, physicians, nurses and other clinicians in improving clinical quality and safety.
Resources and Reports
Get free information from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations to help you maximize your safety by becoming an involved and informed participant on your health care team.
Read the latest report from the Oregon Patient Safety Commission on hospital performance.
Speak Up: help prevent errors and improve your safety by participating actively in your care.
Find out what The Leapfrog Group is doing to improve hospital quality and safety.
