Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

This resource guides healthcare organizations in the step-by-step process of assessing and improving the quality and safety of care provided to patients. Resource information is flexible and modifiable based on the organization’s size and services offered.

Readmissions are very common, expensive and somewhat preventable. A common cause of readmissions is the result of ineffective discharge processes. This resource provides guidance on how organizations can improve the discharge process, and therefore, the chance of readmissions.

A resource guide addressing patient handling with the goal of providing necessary tools for occupational health professionals to implement a safe patient handling program.

Safe patient handling programs pay for themselves. This resource provides information on the effectiveness and cost savings of safe patient handling programs.

This document provides information from leading hospitals that have implemented and benefitted from safe patient handling programs.

A PowerPoint presentation presenting a sample model for a safe patient handling and movement program.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.