East Metropolitan Health Service - Preventing Complications in Hospital

As well as having best-practice safety and quality procedures and processes in place, we also work closely with you to reduce your chances of a hospital-acquired complication during your stay at an EMHS facility.

Hospital-acquired complications People suffering from a medical condition receive best-practice care and treatment while in hospital.
Hospital-acquired complications – Falls To ensure no patient harm, EMHS is consistently working towards preventing all falls. To do so, EMHS staff conduct fall risk assessments on all appropriate patients.
Hospital-acquired complications – Pressure injury At EMHS we foster a culture that drives quality improvement, because of this, the EMHS overall pressure injury incidence rate is consistently better than the benchmark and continues to decrease.
Hospital-acquired complications – Medication complications EMHS constantly strives to reduce the rate of medication related incidents across all EMHS hospitals by fostering a culture that encourages ongoing quality improvement.

Last Updated: 16/07/2026