Safe patient care is our priority 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As we recognize Patient Safety Awareness Week, all Cooper employees are invited to take part in the following activities.
Patient Safety Awareness Weeklong Activities
Click here to view the complete agenda.
Patient Safety Quiz
We invite you to click here to take this quiz to test your knowledge of patient safety. Entries with all correct answers will be entered into a drawing. The winner will be announced on Friday, March 17, 2017.
The Good Catch Program
Nominate a coworker for putting patient safety first!
As part of Patient Safety Awareness Week, the Patient Safety Committee is rolling out “The Good Catch Award.” All Cooper employees are invited to nominate a coworker for this honor. A “Good Catch” is a potential error or safety issue that is identified by a Cooper employee before it reaches the patient. All Good Catch nominations will be reviewed by the Patient Safety Committee. The chosen recipient will be presented with their award in the following quarter.
You can nominate a coworker two ways through the EARS reporting site.
Option 1
⦁ Click the Good Catch icon .
⦁ Complete the Good Catch online form and a corresponding event report.
⦁ Be sure to include the name of the nominee on the Good Catch form.
Option 2
⦁ When filling out your EARS B2. Near Miss-Didn’t reach person due to recovery efforts from staff event report, a field will populate to offer the option to nominate staff members for the Good Catch Award below the B2 harm score.
⦁ Be sure to include the name of the Good Catch Award nominee(s).