Introduction The following research paper is a discussion on how a healthcare administrator can use the Swiss cheese theory developed by James Reason to come up with strategies, which minimize risks and promote efficiency in a healthcare facility. The risks involved in health matters have a great bearing because an error will result in the loss of human lives. Swiss cheese theory This theory is based on the model of Swiss cheese, which has a block of cheese that is sliced. The sliced cheese has holes in the block as representations of errors, which exist or are likely to be done by professionals in a particular field. The slices of cheese represent organizational levels that can prohibit the error from occurring. The model demonstrates how small errors result in grave mistakes when not acted upon by relevant authorities. This paper will examine how to control the errors and who is responsible for controlling the errors that are likely to occur in a health facility where Pone is an administrator. Identifying errors The first step as a health administrator is to deal with errors that will jeopardize the patient’s safety in the clinic. The identification of the errors is critical in dealing with these errors. There are two types of errors for identification according to Swiss cheese theory, represented by the holes. Latent errors are those errors in existence for a long period such that they seem common and at times, not attended to when they occur (Reason, 2000). For healthcare administrators, it is imperative to take note of errors some of which are common in the medical field. For example, negligence, poor supervision of patients, inadequate drugs, and poor sanitation facilities as well as poor ventilation in the health facility. In addition, there exist active errors or unprecedented errors, which occur unexpectedly. These types of errors or circumstances usually result in accidents when they are combined with the preexisting mistakes (Reason, 2000). For instance, if there is an unprecedented cholera outbreak and the health facility has poor sanitation, the treatment will not have any effect and it is likely to result in the death of patients. For the health administrator to be in control of these likely accidents one must identify the latent holes in the health facility that allow the penetration of active holes or mistakes in the organization. The first error to look at is that of inadequate drugs or even lack of drugs. The administrator must work closely with the pharmacist to ensure that all types of drugs are available to deal with all kinds of illnesses. This will curb the problem of having untreated patients in the facility due to a lack of drugs (Jason, 2009). The other latent problem in the healthcare facility, which the healthcare administrator has to deal with, is that of unattended patients or poor supervision of patients by the nurses (Reason, 1997). The administrator needs to ensure that there are enough nurses capable of giving patients the necessary attention. Attention is imperative because if they are suffering from blood pressure or heart attack they need constant reexamination to assess their health. If there is no one to examine them, their health is likely to deteriorate and may result in loss of life. For the administrator, the remedy to this risk is to ensure strict adherence to the duty roster and the distribution should cover all hours of the day. The