Procedure Safety
A key program activity is working to improve procedure safety by promoting the elimination of errors in all settings through the adoption of a set of shared principles and recommendations.
Washington Resources
Several Washington hospitals and systems have made their supporting documents available.
- Group Health Cooperative: Group Health Cooperative's physicians practice in settings across Washington and in Idaho. View GHC's policy on Verification of Surgical Site/Side, which is in effect for facilities owned and operated by GHC. For more information, contact Dr. Hugh Straley.
- MultiCare Health System's checklist is used in areas where invasive procedures are performed at all MultiCare facilities: Allenmore, Tacoma General, and Mary Bridge Hospitals. For more information, contact Doris Boshaw.
- Virginia Mason Medical Center's physicians perform surgeries at the hospital and several other locations. View VMMC's policy on Verification of Surgical Procedure, which is used throughout the organization. For more information, contact Dr. Michael Glenn.
- The four hospitals in Spokane, Washington have agreed upon a shared policy on surgical/invasive procedure site identification. Several physicians in the community practice at all four sites: Sacred Heart Medical Center, Deaconess Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital, and Valley Hospital and Medical Center For more information, contact Denise Dominik, Director of Performance Improvement at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
- One of those four hospitals, Holy Family, has provided a copy of its pre-procedure checklist. For more information, contact Richard MacDonald, PeriOperative Services Director.
