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Hospital Safety & Preparedness
Alonzo Bunch, Safety Officer
Safety Committee
814-274-5490 |
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Trisha Galeotti, Co-Safety Officer
Safety Committee
814-260-5215 |
 Does Charles Cole Memorial Hospital have a SAFETY PROGRAM?
Yes, Charles Cole Memorial Hospital has a Safety Management Program consisting of, but not limited to, the following components:
Safety
Life Safety/Fire Prevention
- Hospital Fire Plan
- Fire Drills
- Fire Alarm System
Emergency Management
Security
- Building Security
- Security Rounds
Medical Equipment
- Equipment Inspection and Repair
Utilities
- Emergency Power
- Utility Failure Contingencies
Hazardous Materials and Wastes
- Waste Reduction Program
- Material Safety Data Sheets
- Supervised Hazardous Waste Handling
To implement an effective Safety Management Program that addresses each component listed above, the Certified Safety Committee has been established. The Certified Safety Committee meets regularly and consists of representation from the following departments:
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Board of Directors
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Certified Safety Committee
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- Safety Officer
- Co-Safety Officer
- Biomed
- Laboratory
- Nursing Supervision
- Maintenance
- PNA Rep
- Nursing General
- Occupational Health
- Long Term Care Nursing
- Home Health
- Patient Safety Officer
- Information Technology
- Patient Accounts
- Accounting
- Environmental Services
- Cole Medical Group
- Staff Education
- Human Resources
- Infection Control/QM
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The goal of the Certified Safety Committee is to provide a multi-disciplinary forum and framework in which to identify and management environment of care issues at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital thus promoting a safety environment for our patients, visitors and staff.
What are Certified Safety Committee REPRESENTATIVES?
The Certified Safety Committee has established Safety Representatives to serve as the “eyes and ears” of our environment of care program. This person also serves as an environment of care resource for hospital staff, provides assistance by working with departments/units and staff to resolve environment of care concerns and forwards issues as necessary to the Certified Safety Committee for appropriate follow-up.
Click here for the name of your Certified Safety Committee representative.
What is the role of the Safety Officer and Co-Safety Officer?
The role of the Safety Officers is to facilitate the Joint Commission safety program for Charles Cole Memorial Hospital. This is done through the Certified Safety Committee and includes training initiatives, establishment of performance measures and development of environment of care programs, policy and procedures. The Safety Officers are Lonnie Bunch who is located in the Dietary Department and can be reached at 814-274-5490 and Trish Galeotti who is located in the Environmental Services Department and can be reached at 814-260-5215.
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