As a patient at Swedish Covenant Hospital, your comfort and safety is our top priority. We have implemented a number of initiatives to that end, to ensure the most efficient and safe experience for you in our hospital.
Falls Prevention
The prevention of a fall in the hospital is essential to optimal patient health and experience. In integral part of patient safety, the Falls Prevention Program was established in 2005 to ensure maximum precautions against patient falls. The program spans all units and many hospital departments, and reviews its progress monthly. Read more about Falls Prevention Safety at Swedish Covenant Hospital.
Medication Safety
Swedish Covenant Hospital's Pharmacy takes great care to minimize error in all aspects of prescription delivery. In addition to automating distribution of drug doses and closely monitoring prescriptions of high-risk medications, the Pharmacy began the Medication Reconciliation program on January 1, 2006.
As part of this program, our staff examines each patient's medications upon arrival, treatment and discharge at the hospital, looking very closely for discrepancies and compliance. This process minimizes the likelihood of errors and ensures an excellent patient experience at Swedish Covenant Hospital, one that is tightly managed from start to finish.
Learn more about Safe Medication Use, or read the latest from the Institute of Medicine: What You Can Do to Avoid Medication Errors.
Patient Responsibilities
We ask our patients to partner with us in providing them the best care, by following a number of hospital recommendations regarding patient safety:
