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Sol Estrella, RN (right), of Irvine Medical Center, with visiting Tiger Team members Sam VanWagner, Ron Jackson and Quan Nguyen, DO (left to right).

"ALL HERE FOR EACH OTHER": By working together, the pharmacy team built trust and dramatically decreased injuries. Shown here, left to right: Nachelle Walker, Clinical Pharmacy Services manager; Ramee Chambers, a Transitional Care manager; and Chakana Mayo, a pharmacy technician and UFCW Local 770 member who is also the team’s workplace safety champion.

Chakana Mayo, a pharmacy technician and UFCW Local 770 member, is a workplace safety champion for her team. 

Health is a team sport for these colleagues at the lab at the South Bay Medical Center in Southern California, including members of UFCW Local 770 and SEIU-UHW, who take Instant Recess® together.

Peter Sidhu, RN, left, demonstrates Ebola safety steps with Arjun Srinivasan, MD, an associate director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at KP-sponsored forum in November 2014.

Peter Sidhu, RN, and Arjun Srinivasan, MD, get ready to demonstrate how to safely put on and take off protective gear. 

RNs Jessica Heffern, Leanne Vitacco, Brittni Demers and Lucas Pepin (not pictured) led the drive for needle safety.

Standardizing tasks—such as passing sharp instruments in the operating room—is creating a safer workplace at West Los Angeles Medical Center.

Leroy Alaman, operations manager for the EVS department at the Los Angeles Medical Center, demonstrates battery recharging. 

Talking about safety raises awareness and can reduce injuries. 

Members of the NW Employee Health and Safety Department: (left to right) Brian Cekoric, Robert Wieking, Susan Gager, Chris Mozingo, RN, and Paulette Hawkins, RN

The Panorama City pharmacy UBT in Southern California encourages patients to use mail-order service, one way to keep KP affordable.