Last Best Hope



"We of this hospital and this administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation. We say we are for the patients. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save patients. The world knows we do know how to save them. We, even we here, hold the power and bear the responsibility."

(Apologies to President Lincoln)

  • The two-person bedside check is the last opportunity to prevent a patient from receiving the wrong blood.
  • Safe checking of blood saves lives.
  • Our patients are trusting in us and counting on us.
 Abraham Lincoln
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