“When you hear the call you gotta get it under way.”  – “Word Up!” (Cameo) I am winding down this series on High Reliability Organizing and what it means to the emergency department by covering one of my favorite topics Commitment to Resilience. HRO PRINCIPLE #4 COMMITMENT TO RESILIENCE Intrinsic ability of a system to maintain or regain a dynamically stable state. Allows continued operations after a major mishap or in the presence of continuous stress. Involves recognition that no system is perfect. Combination of keeping errors small and of improvising workarounds to keep system functioning. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS Normally in the section I would be writing what we can learn from the successes or failures of some other HRO. However when it comes to a Commitment to resilience –  WE…