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| Patient Safety and Quality of Care Ellis Hospital strives, above all else, to ensure the safety of its patients and to deliver the highest quality of care. Ellis' commitment to quality and patient safety has been a long standing effort that dates back to well before the issue's recent emergence into the public spotlight. | ||||
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| Some of the hospital's newest quality and patient safety initiatives include: the adoption of a Patient Safety Plan that is updated yearly and embraces national standards for safety; the restructuring of the Quality Committee and Patient Safety Committee to include members of the hospital board, administration and high level management; the creation of a Patient Safety Officer position; and the implementation of a program called Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds. The hospital's efforts include a thorough evaluation of the ways in which health care is delivered, and a large amount of education and awareness surrounding identified areas of concern. Once quality or patient safety issues are identified, whether through WalkRounds or through other channels, the Patient Safety or Quality Committee takes immediate steps to address, resolve, and track the issues. | ||||
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| Safety First: Ellis Hospital cardiac patient Jeffery Loya of Saratoga Springs poses with some of the leaders in the hospital's patient safety and quality improvement efforts. Pictured left to right around the bed: Patient Safety Officer Donna Kirker, RN; Ellis's Chief of Staff and Director of Cardiac Anesthesia Frank Harte, M.D.; former Chief of Staff and Chief of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Harry DePan, M.D.; and Ellis Hospital Board of Trustees Chairman Sarah Schermerhorn. | ||||
Ellis Hospital's quality
and patient safety policies and procedures have been so successful, that the hospital
has been recognized by two national health care conferences - the National Patient
Safety Foundation Congress (May 2004) and the National Association for Healthcare
Quality (Sept. 2004). "The Board of Trustees, the administration, medical leadership, and staff are united in our common goal to reduce unnecessary medical errors." -- Dominick Bizzaro, Ellis Hospital Quality Committee Chairman "The quality of care and the climate of safety improve every day at Ellis Hospital. It's a great environment to practice medicine." - Ellis Hospital's Medical Dental Executive Committee Chairman Francis Harte, M.D. Links | ||||
Our
Mission: To provide every patient with safe and superior care through scientific
excellence, innovative technology, and the art of compassionate healing. | ||||
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