title: Achieving department safety: a team approach to development of a department safety plan template.
abstract: Hospitals develop safety plans to teach employees to work safely with hazards, to maintain a safe patient care environment, and to enable appropriate response to emergencies affecting the healthcare facility. This article explains the process used to create the Department Specific Safety and Infection Control Plan at United Hospital, St. Paul, MN.
authors.affiliation: United Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maeder
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008910:Minnesota; D016272:Occupational Health; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*