Daedong Hospital Declares 'Patient Safety Infection Control Week'

Leading Infection Prevention Practices Towards a 'Safe Hospital'

On the 22nd, the 5th Patient Safety Infection Control Week event was held at Daedong Hospital.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Daedong Hospital held a Patient Safety Infection Control Week Proclamation Ceremony and Patient Safety Keeper Launch Ceremony on the 22nd.

The 20 or so 'Patient Safety Keepers' appointed from each department will participate in various activities over the next year to create a safe hospital environment and provide medical services.

Starting in 2016 as the first event, the 'Daedong Hospital Patient Safety Infection Control Week,' now celebrating its 5th anniversary, is organized by the Appropriate Management Office and Infection Control Office to raise awareness of patient safety and infection prevention, thereby creating a healthy and safe hospital environment. It was held over five days from the 20th, targeting patients, guardians, and staff.

This year, due to the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, face-to-face events such as grand roundings and promotional exhibitions were not held. Instead, non-face-to-face events such as a patient safety improvement case exhibition, patient safety idea event, and promotional broadcasts were conducted, drawing attention.

At the patient safety improvement case exhibition, cases of improvement activities related to patient safety incidents from 2019 to the first half of 2020 and improvement activities for caution alerts issued by the Patient Safety Reporting and Learning System (KOPS) were displayed.

To convey interest and commitment to patient safety and infection control and to foster a positive and open patient safety culture, a patient safety idea event was held, allowing staff, patients, and visitors to participate freely.

The submitted ideas will be reviewed for future improvement plans and applied accordingly.

Park Kyung-hwan, director of Daedong Hospital, explained, “I recall the English phrase I learned during school days, ‘cannot but too~,’ meaning ‘no matter how much you do something, it is not excessive.’ Although it is an English expression not found in Korean, when quoted regarding safety, it can be interpreted as ‘People cannot be too careful on hospital safety,’ meaning ‘In hospitals, no matter how much emphasis is placed on safety, it is never too much.’”

“I hope everyone reflects on the idea that no matter how much emphasis is placed on safety, it is never too much during this Safety Week,” he said.

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