Patient Safety at Rhode Island Hospital

At Rhode Island Hospital, the safety and well being of our patients comes first. We accomplish this by offering the best care to our patients and by putting systems into place that further protect you from medical errors, minimizing the risks of wrong site surgeries, infections, and other adverse outcomes that might arise. General information about safety initiatives at Rhode Island Hospital

• Frequently Asked Questions About Hospital Safety
  Read answers to common questions and contact us with your own.
• What YOU Can Do
  Tips to help patients, visitors and families have a safe, healthy visit.

Specific Initiatives at Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital

Choose an area below to learn more about our specific safety efforts:

• Monitoring, Reporting and Preventing Errors
  Rhode Island Hospital is committed to promoting a culture of safety.
• Keeping Patients Infection-free
  Our goal is for patients to have a safe, healthy and infection-free hospital experience.
• "Closing the Loop" on Medication Safety
  Our end-to-end automated medication dispensing system helps to reduce human error and increase patient safety.
• Keeping Patients Safe Before, During and After Surgery
  Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital embrace a patient safety approach to surgery.
• Nursing Initiatives to Promote Patient Safety
  The nursing staff at Rhode Island Hospital has the education, experience and skills needed to help each patient navigate toward healing and health.
• The Medical Simulation Center
  How do doctors and nurses know how to correctly use the latest technological tools and equipment? They are trained at the Lifespan Medical Simulation Center.
• Cardiac Care
  At Rhode Island Hospital, physicians, nurses, technicians and hospital administrative staffs work as a team to provide patients with outstanding surgical, medical and critical cardiac care.
• Reducing Complications for the Critically Ill
  Rhode Island Hospital and the Rhode Island ICU Collaborative are joining forces to significantly reduce ICU-related complications.
• Keeping Kids and Teen Patients Safe
  We work to ensure the safety and well-being of children and their families.
• Radiation Safety for Patients
  Rhode Island Hospital adheres to strict federal and state government regulations regarding the use of radiation for health care and research.
• Human Factors Engineering/Systems-Based Processes
  We work to increase patient safety by reducing human error in systems and work environments.
• Safe Patient Environments: Facility Design
  Rhode Island Hospital is designed to help to ensure patient safety and promote healing.
• Technology that Supports Patient Safety
  Rhode Island Hospital's investment in cutting-edge technology that supports patient safety has earned a national reputation for being at the forefront of technology in health care.

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