Assessment of patient safety culture among employees of healthcareprovider's hospitals in Tehran

Improving patient safety is a priority of the International common. Patient safety is a critical component to the quality of health care. The aim of this study was to assess patient safety culture among employees of health care providers, hospitals in Tehran. The survey was a cross-sectional study was done in 2010. Data were collected from all the staff groups in hospitals (n=348). A standard questionnaire from York University is used to evaluate staff Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture. This study used SPSS 16.0 to perform the statistical analysis. Results of this study showed those employee's perceptions of patient safety culture in the medium (68/8 percent) are present. A significant association between hospital type, age, level of education, occupation, and work experience, there was a culture of patient safety (P < 0.05). Improving patients’ safety culture should be a priority among hospital administrators. Meanwhile, Healthcare staff should be encouraged to report errors without fear of punishment action.