Patient Safety

Viezec is committed to patient safety and has launched the Patient Safety Declaration which is followed by all our allied hospitals.

The Declaration

• Every hospital shall have an individual designated for patient safety.
• Every hospital shall have a Patient Safety Committee with agents from medical services, nursing, engineering, housekeeping, pharmacy and infection control that shall meet every quarter.
• Every hospital shall train all its workers on patient safety issues.
• Every hospital shall edify its patients on patient safety issues.
• Every hospital shall have a policy and implemented system on reporting of hostile events within the organization.
• Every hospital shall amass rates for the following patient safety indices:

• • Hospital acquired infection
  • Patient fall
  • Pressure ulcer
  • Needle stick injuries
  • Medication errors

All hospitals shall join hands to form a National Patient Safety Network for sharing of the best practices in patient safety. Every hospital shall try to prevent the “Never Events” listed by the National Quality Forum.