San Francisco facility recognized for safety drills

Presidio Surgery Center honored for 'incredibly realistic' drills


Presidio Surgery Center was honored with the  OR Excellence Award in Patient Safety for its 'incredibly realistic' drills, according to an article on the Outpatient Surgery website.

The staff has watched a fire safety consultant burst into flames in the OR so they can practice extinguishing real flames, the article said.

"It's quite dramatic and gets the point across. It adds to the realism of the drill," says Steven Vitcov, MD, the center's medical director.

Every person in the facility, including members of the business office, has a role to play during each emergency response scenario and they act it out during each drill.

Read the article.

 

 



November 10, 2015


Topic Area: Safety


Recent Posts

The Difference Between Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting

Cleaning methods and products have various purposes in reducing the spread of germs.


Jupiter Medical Center Falls Victim to Third-Party Data Breach

The third party has determined through an investigation that, at least as early as January 22, 2025, an unauthorized third party gained access to personal health information on legacy systems.


Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Moves Forward on $1B in Capital Projects

The system recently began laying foundations at its new, $507 million hospital in North Port, and has several other expansion projects under way.


UCI Health Set to Open First All-Electric Hospital

All-electric acute care hospital aims to help University of California’s goal of reducing 90 percent of total carbon emissions by 2045.


Ground Broken on Baptist Health Sunrise Hospital

The planned seven-story, 340,000-square-foot facility is expected to open to patients in 2029.


 
 


FREE Newsletter Signup Form

News & Updates | Webcast Alerts
Building Technologies | & More!

 
 
 


All fields are required. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

 
 
 
 

Healthcare Facilities Today membership includes free email newsletters from our facility-industry brands.

Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Posts

Copyright © 2023 TradePress. All rights reserved.