Centrastate Medical Center, New Jersey: Displayed banners at the main hospital entrances. The team also created trivia activities to test staff knowledge of patient safety, with opportunities for staff to be entered into drawings for gift cards. They ended the week with a complimentary ice cream treat for staff.
Community Medical Center, Montana: Planned a safety display highlighting the five patient incident posters displayed on the organization's website. They were displayed with safety behaviors used in the institution and a list of Safety Champions for the past year. The team also provided a suggestion box for ways to make the hospital safer, and had a room occupied by "Miss Mayhem," with a prize for a person who identified all of the safety issues in the room. Staff signed a huge Pledge Poster as they entered the display. The poster was rotated among departments as a reminder to staff about patient safety.
Deaconess Health System, Illinois: Planned several activities, including a bulletin board competition through which departments could show their "patient safety destination" (hand washing, fall reduction, etc.). They also gave "Speak Up" awards, chosen through peer nominations and awarded to staff who speak up to advocate and keep their patients' safe. A life-sized cut-out of their patient safety mascot, Safety Sam, conveyed patient safety messages throughout the week. The team planned to share the results of the competitions and the creative efforts at the organization's Safety Ambassador Committee meeting, Patient Safety Committee, Leadership Meeting, and on the hospital's internal webpage.
Dell Seton Medical Center, Texas: In collaboration with UT Austin Dell Medical School, hosted a series of interactive talks from local experts to highlight safety culture. Among the topics were health equity, patient experience, wellness, costs of care, and an interprofessional happy hour.
Kootenai Health, Idaho: Recognized staff that were involved in a "Good Catch" with Swedish Fish and Goldfish prizes. The team also hosted a viewing party for the IHI free Virtual Learning Hour and a screening of a patient safety documentary, and held a Safety Fair and poster contest. To promote the event, images of staff and quotes from staff and patients were placed on cafe tables.
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Kentucky: Convened a team to view the Patient Safety Awareness Week free webcast and created word-search puzzles with health care quality and safety words and phrases.
Maui Memorial Medical Center, Hawaii: Their team incorporated storytelling in an interactive presentation to staff.
Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York: The Division of Quality & Safety presented “Patient Safety Lightning Rounds” during Patient Safety Awareness Week. This fast-paced, interactive series of roundtable discussions was led by subject matter experts on institutional safety initiatives, and open to all staff.
Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS), Minnesota: The organization’s belief is that sharing stories and experiences helps all stakeholders understand the impact of preventable errors and unexpected experiences in the delivery of care. The organization invited members to create patient story galleries in their facilities using the innovative storyboards MAPS co-created with five patient partners to illustrate their challenging health care journeys.
Olympic Medical Center, Washington: Convened staff to listen to the free IHI PSAW webinar, and offered information via posters in the cafeteria and emails to highlight PSAW and the hospital’s safety initiatives. They also released a special edition of their “Safety Minute — Guardians of Safety” video focused on Patient Safety Awareness Week.
Residential Home Health and Hospice, Michigan: One staff member wrote an article on safety for the organization’s website.
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois: Medical staff organized a patient safety poster contest during Patient Safety Awareness Week.
Seattle Children's Hospital, Washington: Hosted a full week of activities. On Monday, senior leaders thanked staff for their commitment to safety and handed out swag/stickers at the front entrances of our hospital. On Tuesday they held Quality and Safety Poster Walkarounds (highlighting staff quality and safety improvement work) and provided a booth for patients and families to learn more about what patient safety means for them. On Wednesday the team held a screening of the documentary, “To Err Is Human.” Thursday was the annual Safety Coach/Safety Leader Celebratory Luncheon, and a second screening of the documentary was held on Friday. The organization featured personal statement posters and a large poster for folks to pledge their commitment to safety.
South County Health, Rhode Island: This organization put a special focus on education about patient identification.
Southwest General, Ohio: This organization sent daily emails to staff with safety tips.
St. Christopher Hospital for Children, Pennsylvania: Scheduled handwashing demonstrations that show what’s missed and activities to boost patient engagement.
Tufts Medical Center and The Floating Hospital for Children, Massachusetts: Patient Safety Awareness Week coincided with the Safety Culture Survey at these organizations. Patients and staff members took the IHI PSAW pledge and signed a “Safety Starts with Me” poster, which was displayed in the hospital's main atrium. In addition, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety staff members offered information to increase patient safety awareness and encourage reporting of safety events as part of the “Quantros/Good Catch” initiative, and held educational sessions open for staff on process mapping and fishbone diagram.
