Care For PA

It's usually good news when a business is booming and customers are streaming in--unless it's a hospital with an overcrowded emergency department. This is a growing problem not only in Pennsylvania, but for hospitals throughout the United States as well. Last year, a survey by the American Hospital Association found that nearly half of all U.S. hospitals reported that they were "at�? or "over�? capacity.

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Since America's first inpatient hospital began in Philadelphia in 1775, Pennsylvania hospital employees and volunteers have embodied a true "spirit of caring.�? Today, there are hundreds of thousands of employees and volunteers at more than 250 hospitals and health systems across Pennsylvania who are making a difference in their communities and around the world.

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In Pennsylvania last year, a patient almost died when a nurse misinterpreted the meaning of a colored wristband the patient was wearing. The mistake occurred because the nurse worked at several area hospitals and got the colors mixed up since each color meant a different thing at each hospital. Though the mistake was caught in time, the close call provided an opportunity for hospitals to evaluate and improve their patient safety measures. And that's exactly what happened.

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