Patient safety is an integral part of providing the highest quality health care and a top priority in the Saint Raphael Healthcare System, including the Hospital of Saint Raphael, Sister Anne Virginie Grimes Health Center and all other Saint Raphael affiliates.

Click on the topics below to learn more about what we're doing at Saint Raphael's to keep our patients safe, and the role you -- as a patient, loved one or visitor -- have in patient safety.

• A message about patient safety from Alan Kliger, M.D., Chairman, Department of Medicine Hospital of Saint Raphael
• Quality and Safety at Work:  patient identification, dispensing medication, hand hygiene, fall prevention and patient care equipment
• Who oversees patient safety?
• Continuous improvement: patient safety reporting, internal research and analysis, National Patient Safety Goals.
• How you can help: Speak up!

To learn more about Patient Safety, click here and view the Emmi patient education program.