PDC Partner in Patient Safety Success Story Winners

In 2008 Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC) teamed up with Patient Safety & Quality Health Care Magazine to recognize hospitals taking measures to better protect patients through innovative solutions and procedures. Through the Partner in Patient Safety Success Story Contest, hospitals across the U.S. submitted essays demonstrating how each were preventing medical errors through advanced methods of patient safety.
The winners and top honorees are shown below.

We wish to thank all the hospitals that entered for their time and dedication in improving - and continuing to improve - patient safety at their facilities

Winners in Patient Safety:

First Prize: $10,000 for a Hospital Foundation

Parkview Medical Center
Pueblo, Colorado

Patient Safety Success Story:
Safety at the Bedside: Handheld Technology to Improve Medication Administration

Submitted by:
Eileen Dennis, RN
Chief Nursing Officer

View: Parkview Medical Center Contest WebPage
View: PDF of Parkview Medical Center Success Story
(Courtesy of PS&QH Magazine)

Honorees:

3 Winners of $1,000 in PDC Products

* Holy Spirit Health System
   on behalf of the Color of Safety Task Force
   Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

   Honoree Patient Safety Success Story:
   Banding Together for Patient Safety
   View: PDC Honoree Webpage
   View: PDF of Holy Spirit Hospital Patient Safety Story Contest Entry

* Lutheran Medical Center
    Brooklyn, New York

   Honoree Patient Safety Success Story:
   Maximizing Technology and Practice to Improve Medication Infusion Safety
   View: PDC Honoree Page
   View: PDF of Lutheran Medical Center Patient Safety Contest Entry

* UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
   University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

   Honoree Patient Safety Success Story:
   Ticket To Ride Program: Providing Safe Intra-hospital Transport
   View: PDC Honoree Page
   View: PDF of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Essay