Mount Sinai to Hold Focus on Safety Fair

For National Patient Safety Awareness Week, Mount Sinai will hold a Safety Fair on Thursday, March 8th.

In recognition of National Patient Safety Awareness Week, please visit the Focus on Safety Fair on Thursday, March 8th, 6:30am – 8:00am and 11:00am – 2:00pm in the Guggenheim Pavilion Atrium.

Visitors can stop by to receive a 2012 Mount Sinai Joint Commission Preparation/Focus on Safety Resource Guide.

Fair topics include:

• Equipment Safety
• Falls
• Handoff Communications and Critical Values
• HIPAA/Patient Rights
• Infection Prevention: Hand Hygiene and Vaccinations
• Medication Safety
• Medical Event Reporting System (MERS)
• MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets) and Segregation of Waste
• Patient Identification
• Safe Patient Handling
• Security/Emergency Preparedness

Thank you for your commitment to excellence in patient care. We look forward to seeing you at the fair!