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(563) Quality & Safety at Regional Medical Center
Regional Medical Center in Manchester, Iowa is dedicated to providing quality, safe, compassionate and personalized care to every patient, every day.
RMC Governing Board of Trustees along with its Medical Staff and Administration, has adopted and implemented the Quality Assurance and Process Improvement (QAPI) Program. QAPI is a hospital-wide effort to monitor, continually improve and document the level of patient care services provided by the Medical Staff, RMC Departments and Contracted Services.
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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare worldwide by offering tools and resources to partnering organizations. RMC collaborates with IHI on projects to improve patient care for you.
2025 Patient Safety Guidelines
- Use at least two ways to identify patients, may include photo identification in the electronic medical record
- Important test results to the right person in timely manner
- Communicate and coordinate patient care throughout Regional Medical Center, Regional Family Health and Regional Medical Center Home Care
- Monitor patients appropriately to the medications they take
- Encourage all patients to bring up-to-date medication list and medication bottles to every visit
- Make sure the patient knows which medicines to take and how to take at home
- Staff ensure correct medication and patient by verification of order
- Alarms on medical equipment are heard and responded to
- Staff clean hands every time before patient interaction
- Provide clean environment and equipment for patients
- Correct surgery performed
- Continue to build a culture of patient safety throughout all departments
- Provide a safe environment of care for all patients
- Continue to ensure healthcare equity is a quality and patient priority