Congratulations to Emily, Tammy, and Jordan – winners of the ‘Good Catch’ Awards that were kicked off during Canadian Patient Safety Week (October 25-29).
Good Catch Awards highlight individuals, groups or departments who demonstrate their commitment to keeping patients safe by reporting a near miss. A ‘good catch’ (or near miss) is an event or situation that could have resulted in harm, but did not reach the patient because of chance or timely intervention. Reporting these events can help to identify gaps in order to prevent future adverse events from happening.
Emily Lysak, Registered Nurse (Emergency Department) 
Tammy Hartzenberg, Medical Laboratory Technologist (Clinical Laboratory, Microbiology) 
Jordan Moench, Registered Nurse (Operating Room)
Each recipient was awarded a certificate and $25 gift card to the Thunder Bay Country Market.
New winners will be randomly selected every quarter so please continue submitting your near misses! Near miss reports are submitted through the Incident Learning System (patient safety incidents). Click on the ‘safety reporting’ icon from your Novell home page, or go to the iNtranet and choose ‘Safety Reporting’ under ‘Informational’.
For more information, contact Katherine Mayer, Patient Safety Specialist at mayerk@tbh.net.