Washington
WPSC Speak-UP! Award
Recognizing healthcare staff who make the “good catches” and speak up to keep patients and staff safe.
Congratulations Spring 2024 Award Recipients
Ryan Boyd, MRI Technician at Multicare Healthcare System- Covington. Ryan’s insistence on stopping an imaging procedure prevented a patient from incurring permanent harm.
Bethelhem Semere, RN at Kindred Hospital Seattle Empowered by ScionHealth. Bethelhem’s attention to detail and persistence prevented a very serious event due to the unidentified incomplete removal of a Nasogastric tube.
The WPSC Speak-Up! Award is a statewide recognition program that acknowledges the efforts of individuals and teams at Washington healthcare organizations who demonstrate a commitment to keeping patients and staff safe by speaking up and voicing their concerns to promote health care safety. Information is found on the award landing page.
The Washington State Patient Safety Coalition unites a diverse range of healthcare stakeholders to achieve one goal: safe care for every patient, every time, everywhere.
Improving safety and decreasing errors requires the active participation of a wide range of committed individuals and organizations. WPSC is member-based program made up of 40+ organizations representing healthcare systems, associations, and advocacy groups across the state of Washington.
We greatly value the involvement of our members, who diversify the conversation with their unique perspectives and experiences. We share information in a safe, neutral setting that allows you to comfortably learn, connect, and collaborate with a community of peers.
Patient Safety Initiatives
Every two years we choose two new initiatives to focus on. Learn about what we’re focused on now.
CONFERENCE
Curated annually by the WPSC, the Northwest Patient Safety Conference is the only event of its kind in the Western US, uniting healthcare professionals, providers, patients, families, and caregivers from all care settings for a day of networking and engaging in sessions with industry thought leaders and others invested in improving the patient experience.
Art Speaks
Art is not only beautiful, it is a potent medium of expression. WPSC’s is featuring artwork as a powerful way to connect with patients’ experiences with health conditions.
Webinars
Our monthly webinars coincide with our quarterly curriculums and serve to share best practices and lessons learned for patient safety topics relevant to our members.
Newsletter
With articles, interviews, podcasts, videos, reports, press releases, event invites, and job listings, the Friday 5 newsletter is an easy way to stay current on the local and national goings-on in the ever-changing healthcare industry.
Conference
Our annual conference unites healthcare professionals, providers, patients, families, and caregivers for a day of networking and engaging in sessions with industry thought leaders and others invested in improving the patient experience.
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