At Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, our mission is to
continuously improve our healthcare delivery-in a personalized, caring
and safe manner. We believe that the safest, highest quality healthcare
is a result of individual effort and a well-developed system of plans
and processes. We persistently collect information, analyze our
healthcare processes and redevelop plans so that we're more efficient
and error-free.
As a result, patients who come to Memorial benefit from our efforts
to prevent errors and our commitment to continuously improve care.
Memorial is committed to fulfilling the national patient safety goals set annually by The Joint Commission, a
non-profit agency that accredits health care organizations. These goals
include such things as improved compliance with hand-washing guidelines,
patient fall-prevention strategies, and medication
safety measures.
Rather than remain passive recipients of the care they
receive, Memorial patients are encouraged to be active participants.
To reduce the risks, get
the most benefit, and avoid medication errors, patients are urged to
Speak Up: ask questions, find the facts, evaluate their choices, list
any and all medications they are taking, and report unwanted effects
immediately.
The more information physicians, nurses, and
pharmacists know, the better they can plan appropriate care. A
written list of medications is often the most comprehensive and
easiest to provide. The Joint Commission's Speak Up brochure "My
Medication List" will help patients compile their list.