The Washington State Hospital Association hopes patients and visitors notice something when they hear an emergency call over the facility’s loudspeaker: they can understand it. The reason it would be ...
I was sitting at Carolinas Medical Center last month when an ominous-sounding voice came over the loud speaker: “Security alert. Threat of violence. Levine Children’s Hospital. 10th floor. Avoid the ...
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has released an advisory urging healthcare facilities across the state to standardize the emergency codes they use to notify staff of urgent situations.