‘Patient safety should be top priority for hospitals’

Ongole: According to the World Health Organization, almost one in every 10 patients is prone to the danger of accidents in hospitals, said Dr Nitin Nalluri of Nalluri Hospitals, Ongole.

The disaster response and fire services department and Nalluri Hospitals observed the World Patient Safety Day on Friday and conducted a mock drill explaining the procedure of response in disasters.

The coordinator of Nalluri Hospitals, Dr Nitin Nalluri said, “There is always a chance that the patients involve in incidents like falling on the floor, change of medicine by mistake, involve in fire accident, getting new infection after joining the hospital, doctors perform wrong surgery and others.

The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care providers (NABH) guidelines reduce that risk of incidents and increase the safety conditions of the patients.

As our hospital is also following them, the NABH provided accreditation for us.”

MV Subba Rao, fire station officer of Ongole, explained the hospital staff about response methods in case of fire, smoke filled environment, usage of fire extinguisher, transfer of patients to safer place during calamities.

The fire department staff also conducted a mock drill to show shifting of patients from the rooms.