03/08/2026
🤝 Patient Safety Awareness Week | March 8–14
At Silver Oaks, patient safety is a shared responsibility. This Patient Safety Awareness Week, we are embracing this year’s theme, “Team Up for Patient Safety,” by highlighting the power of collaboration across our hospital. Throughout the week, we’ll be spotlighting a staff member each day who helps strengthen patient safety through teamwork, communication, and compassionate care.
Today’s Patient Safety Spotlight: Taylor J. - Lead Program Therapist
Taylor helps improve patient safety by actively listening and remaining fully present with patients from the very beginning of their care. By understanding each patient’s individual needs, Taylor works to create a supportive treatment environment. This can include helping accommodate dietary restrictions, providing calming tools like journals or stress-relief items, and offering thoughtful supports such as photos of loved ones during difficult moments. Taylor also attends patient codes to help communicate with and support patients during times of crisis, helping de-escalate situations and ensure patients feel heard.
Taylor encourages patients and families to be active members of the care team by clearly explaining treatment options, leading family meetings, and helping them navigate complex systems like insurance, community resources, and aftercare planning. By promoting shared decision-making and advocating for each patient’s goals and values, Taylor helps ensure care remains patient-centered.
Looking ahead, Taylor plans to continue strengthening collaboration by enhancing communication with clinical staff and improving coordination with community aftercare providers so patients experience smoother transitions in care.
✨ “I value the collaborative environment the hospital fosters. My primary objective at SOBH is to make a meaningful difference for every patient I serve, which begins with close cooperation across the entire treatment team.”
Thank you, Taylor, for helping us Team Up for Patient Safety every day. 💚
