To stress the importance of patient safety, the World Health Organisation (WHO) observed the first-ever World Patient Safety Day on September 17, 2019 (Tuesday) with the theme 'Patient Safety- A Global Health Priority.' Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi has launched a week-long campaign on the occasion to stress the importance of the initiative and spread awareness among the medical fraternity and the general community.

"In a hospital setting, besides prescription audit, it is important that the patient identification is done properly, and that LASA (look alike, sound alike) medicines are listed and colour-coded," says Dr. K. V. Beena, Senior Medical Superintendent of the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi.

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Amrita Hospital), based in Kochi, Kerala, is recognized as one of the premier hospitals in South Asia. The construction of the new branch of the hospital is in full-swing at Faridabad with 2,400 beds, making it the largest in the country and perhaps, even in Asia. The hospital’s extensive infrastructure offers facilities comprising 28 modern operating theatres, 275 well-equipped intensive-care beds, a fully computerized and networked Hospital Information System (HIS), a fully digital radiology department, 17 NABL accredited clinical laboratories and 24/7 telemedicine service.