Toolkits

Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Browse our extensive toolkit library for helpful tips, tools and resources designed to make your job easier!

Our toolkits are your one-stop-shop for information pertinent to improving processes, identifying best practices, reducing risks, obtaining education information, and much more.

Have an idea or a specific need for a toolkit you don’t see listed here? Please contact Vice President of Patient Safety & Risk Stacie Jenkins at staciejenkins@lhatrustfunds.com to share your suggestion.

  • Violence Prevention Toolkit View Full Toolkit

    Violence in healthcare has escalated over the years and constitutes approximately 74% of workplace violence events reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is imperative that organizational leaders develop plans to prevent violence and train staff to identify and de-escalate violent behaviors as well as respond appropriately when an event occurs. This toolkit contains many resources to help facilitate the development of comprehensive violence prevention programs within your organization.
  • Maternal Health Toolkit View Full Toolkit

    Maternal health encompasses the health of the pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period in women’s healthcare. Healthcare provider’s goals in maternal care are to reduce morbidity and mortality by providing safe, quality services to the mother and her baby. This objective can be accomplished by identifying risks, educating patients and following recommended guidelines of evidence-based practice. This toolkit supplies resources to benefit in the improvement of maternal health.
  • Healthcare Security Best Practices

    Although it is healthcare's goal to maintain a safe environment at all times, violence remains a significant concern today. It is vital to implement processes to prevent workplace violence. Security practices can include an array of methods. The following documents provide best practices and alternative approaches that may be applied when handling violent encounters.
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  • Active Shooter Planning, Preparedness and Response

    Reducing the risk of encountering an active shooter situation is important to any business, especially healthcare. These resources provide tools on how to plan what to do in the event of an active shooter/violent situation.
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  • Active Shooter Identification and Profiling

    Acitve shooter events are increasing more and more across the U.S. and the experts have developed tools to help the lay person identify a potential active shooter as a risk reduction strategy.
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  • Organizational Safety

    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.
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  • Staff Resources

    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.
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