Military Hospital 175 achieves international certification to ensure patient safety

On the morning of January 16, Military Hospital 175 became the first military hospital in the South to receive PRIME/JCI certification for preventing the risk of infection and medication errors in intravenous therapy, aiming at patient safety.

Military Hospital 175 is the first military hospital in the South to receive certification - Photo: BUI NHI

Accordingly, the hospital has coordinated with consultants from the Joint Commission on Patient Safety (JCI) to conduct training on the contents of the program for preventing the risk of infection and medication errors in intravenous therapy (PRIME).

Specifically, the program aims at patient safety by updating and training medical staff, especially nurses, on knowledge and practice standards, to prevent medication errors and infectious complications for patients in intravenous therapy.

After 6 months of implementation in 12 clinical departments, the program has directly trained the first 50 core nurses in the departments, and achieved outstanding results.

Ms. Jessica Jordan - JCI advisor for the PRIME program - highly appreciated the working spirit of the team of doctors and nurses at Military Hospital 175.

Thanks to the harmonious coordination between the training team and the nursing team, along with the seriousness in training management and evaluation, the hospital has achieved a very high level of treatment quality, as well as safety assurance for medical staff.

Major General Tran Quoc Viet - Director of Military Hospital 175 - said that the hospital has always strived to improve the quality of treatment and patient care services over the years.

In 2024, the implementation of procedures related to drug administration and intravenous line management with the PRIME program is considered one of the key tasks.

Major General Tran Quoc Viet - Director of Military Hospital 175 spoke at the ceremony - Photo: BUI NHI

According to Mr. Viet, the success of the PRIME/JCI program has brought new steps in improving the clinical practice capacity of hospital nurses, gradually approaching international standards.

In the near future, the hospital will continue to deploy this program to the remaining clinical units, regularly monitor and inspect to prevent the risk of infection and medication errors in intravenous therapy, aiming to improve the quality of care and ensure patient safety.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/benh-vien-quan-y-175-dat-chung-nhan-quoc-te-dam-bao-an-toan-nguoi-benh-20250116120457479.htm