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Partners in Patient Safety
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Patient safety is one of the nation’s most pressing healthcare challenges. We at Samaritan Medical Center, want to provide a safe visit. You as a patient are a partner in establishing and maintaining a safe environment while At SMC.
Steps to Safe Healthcare
- As our partner…ask questions and express concerns
- As our partner…tell us about your allergies and adverse reactions
- As our partner…do not take any medication unless given to you by your nurse, doctor or therapist
- As our partner…ask for information about medications, including possible side effects
- As our partner…consider asking all healthcare workers who have direct contact with you whether they have washed their hands
- As our partner, if you are having surgery, make sure that you, your doctor, and your nurse all agree and are clear on exactly what will be done
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