Patient Safety Blog

IHI Free Tool to Assess COVID-19 Surge Readiness

Written by Eunice Halverson, MA, CPPS | Oct 19, 2020 7:54:19 PM

The last few months have definitely presented new and long-lasting challenges for all healthcare providers.  With the forecasted resurgence of COVID-19 cases, IHI is offering a free tool to help you and your hospital assess your readiness.  It covers the following topics:  structure for planning, decision making and communication; monitoring and improvement; infection control preparedness; space and supplies; staffing; and staff mental health and well-being.  Hope this is helpful!

If there is anything the Center for Patient Safety can do to assist you with improving your patient safety culture during these difficult times, please let us know.