Hospitals use color codes to communicate emergencies quickly and discreetly. Each color code represents a different type of ...
The Washington State Hospital Association hopes patients and visitors notice something when they hear an emergency call over the facility’s loudspeaker: they can understand it. The reason it would be ...
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has released an advisory urging healthcare facilities across the state to standardize the emergency codes they use to notify staff of urgent situations.
THOMASVILLE — On Wednesday, July 23, Archbold Memorial will hold an active shooter drill, during which hospital staff will simulate a response to an overhead announcement of “Code Silver.” Code Silver ...