GSI:SC Hand Hygiene
Four System Aims
- Create an organizational culture of safety with engaged leadership.
- Actively improve the quality and outcome of evidence-based medical care for key patient populations.
- Eliminate preventable serious adverse events and unintended patient harm.
- Establish a patient-centered environment of care with open and transparent communication.
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Third Annual Patient Safety Symposium
Leading Transformational Change
Please join us March 17-18, 2010 at the Marriott Columbia for the Third Annual South Carolina Patient Safety Symposium. The purpose is to create a dynamic forum for active learning and knowledge sharing among the individuals and organizations that are working to improve the quality and safety of patient care in South Carolina.
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Third Annual Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Champion Awards
We are extremely pleased to announce the Third Annual Lewis Blackman Patient Safety Champion Awards Program to recognize individuals who have demonstrated exemplary dedication and leadership in advancing the quality and safety of healthcare for patients across South Carolina.
This award has been named in honor of Lewis Wardlaw Blackman, a bright, gifted 15 year-old who died following an elective surgical procedure in 2000 due to complications related to a medication error. Helen Haskell, Lewis Blackman’s mother, has provided inspiration for this award through her tireless and meaningful work to promote patient safety and quality improvement across this state and nation.
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Every Patient Counts
Every Patient Counts is dedicated to all those committed to
improving patient safety and quality in South Carolina’s hospitals. We
recognize and appreciate the extraordinary efforts, be the tasks small
or large, each person is making to ensure that all South Carolinians
receive the best and safest care delivered with care and compassion.
Vision
- That all South Carolina hospitals and providers deliver safe, high
quality healthcare with caring and compassion to each patient, every
time.
Mission
- To establish a culture of continuous improvement in the quality,
efficacy and safety of patient care across all healthcare organizations
and providers statewide.
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