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BY THE NUMBERS
Patient Safety Survey
Is your facility making patient
safety its highest priority? Do
staff members ever feel
rushed? Are physicians and
management empowering
them to speak up when some-
thing doesn't seem right? We
asked 362 caregivers at all lev-
els for their opinions.
We have fully engaged
time outs before procedures.
Always 73.2%
Usually 22.7%
Sometimes 2.8%
Rarely 0.8%
Never 0.3%
Not sure 0.3%
In the moments before proce-
dures begin, physicians
encourage all team members
to speak up if and when they
have concerns.
Always 35.6%
Usually 28.1%
Sometimes 15.3%
Rarely 13.3%
Never 6.1%
Not sure 0.8%
Staff members feel comfort-
able speaking up or asking
questions when something
doesn't seem right.
Always 48.2%
Usually 39.3%
Sometimes 10.0%
Rarely 1.9%
Not sure 0.6%
Has your facility ever
experienced a "never event,"
such as a wrong surgery,
wrong-site or wrong-patient
surgery, retained object or
patient burn?
Yes 46.0%
No 47.9%
Not sure 6.1%
