Hospital highlights World Patient Safety Day
In an effort to publically show its support, the AAK Hospital was lit up in bright orange.
AHMED Al-Kadi Private Hospital (AAK) joined a global campaign to highlight the safety of health workers on World Patient Safety Day, 17 September.
The campaign was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), to emphasise health worker safety as a pivotal pre-requisite for patient safety, and to urge people to show their commitment to making health care safer for all. In an effort to publically show support of this much-needed campaign, the AAK Hospital was lit up in bright orange.
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“We want to show our complete support to this campaign, which we firmly believe in and which we work towards on a daily basis with our focus on quality patient care,” said hospital manager, Ebrahim Asmal. This campaign is especially special at this time as the Covid-19 pandemic claimed the lives of many health workers.
“Every life claimed is such a tragedy and a loss to the profession,” said Linda Lomax, nursing manager. “We are extremely blessed at the AAK to not have had that experience, however, our hearts go out to those families, colleagues and friends who have. The World Health Organization’s decision to focus on health worker safety as part of patient safety is welcomed with open arms.”
In addition to the lit-up commemorative display of support, the AAK team also coordinated orange memoirs of the day for their peers and colleagues.
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