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Guest commentary: Help us celebrate World Patient Safety Day

Guest commentary: Help us celebrate World Patient Safety Day

The Daily News, September 17, 2021

Dr. Charles Mouton, executive vice president, provost and dean of the School of Medicine at UTMB, wrote: “The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded more from our health care workforce than ever before,” he wrote. “Therefore, it’s especially important to keep patient safety at the forefront of our minds. Health care workers, coping with physical and emotional exhaustion, need the help of everyone to ensure a safe health care environment while they risk their own health to deliver care to others.”

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Guest commentary: Help us celebrate World Patient Safety Day

Guest commentary: Help us celebrate World Patient Safety Day

The Daily News, September 17, 2021

Dr. Charles Mouton, executive vice president, provost and dean of the School of Medicine at UTMB, wrote: “The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded more from our health care workforce than ever before,” he wrote. “Therefore, it’s especially important to keep patient safety at the forefront of our minds. Health care workers, coping with physical and emotional exhaustion, need the help of everyone to ensure a safe health care environment while they risk their own health to deliver care to others.”

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