Patient Safety

We recognize that there are risks in modern healthcare, and we work hard to reduce medical errors by improved reporting, development and monitoring of best practices, and continued learning.

Our quality teams are currently focusing on increasing our performance of medication reconciliation at discharge and enhancing patient safety measures now available to us in the Epic health information system, such as barcode medication administration. Preventing falls, specialized wound care management, and incident reviews are also of high importance.

One of the ways we keep you safe is by washing our hands regularly to prevent the spread of infection. Learn more about the importance of hand hygiene.

If you experience an incident or unsafe condition while at KDH, please report it to a member of your healthcare team. He or she will ensure that it is reported in our Risk Incident Management System for investigation and correction. If you are involved in an incident or unsafe condition, we will make sure that you are notified and included in any required follow-up.

For more information about what we do to keep you safe, read our brochure Working Together for Patient Safety.

For information about what to do in an emergency situation, please read Emergency Preparedness for Patients in the Community.

See the patient safety indicators that we track on a regular basis to ensure we continue to provide the highest quality of care.