Safety in the healthcare system, with the patient in focus, presents an ideal of high-quality healthcare. The concept itself has only started gaining importance. It appeared as an answer to a relatively low level of awareness of the frequency and importance of prevention of unwanted events in the healthcare system. Despite clear definitions on the standards of healthcare quality, the culture of patient safety within healthcare institutions and organizations is not fully developed yet, which greatly affects patient safety as one of the most reliable healthcare system quality indicators. The purpose of this paper was to examine the prevalence of unwanted events, the frequency of unwanted events being reported and whether healthcare workers believe that patients are safe in their units and if everything is being done to make them feel safe. Quantitative research method was used for obtaining results. The data was obtained via Google Forms, using a questionnaire on the patient safety culture in hospitals. It was conducted on 209 participants. 90,4% (189) respondents were females and 9,6% (20) participants were male. Their answers were analyzed with the Social studies software package. The results showed that the biggest percentage of the respondents (98,1%) came into direct contact with the patients in their current workplaces. Most of the respondents (53,6%) were Bachelors of Nursing. More than 2/3 of the respondents were „overwhelmed“ by the number of working hours in one week. Only 47,8% of the respondents reported one or more unwanted events in the last 12 months. The respondents take care of patient safety but are also trying to be there for their colleagues. Although it was assumed that the demographics will have a significant effect on safety assessment, the results have shown that the number of years of work experience does not affect the safety level assessment. It was concluded that the majority of the respondents consider patient safety level to be very high to excellent. Also, the results have shown that safety level assessment decreases with the rise in the respondents' education level. Patient safety in healthcare institutions requires constant improvement of the system and the personnel. The key to success lies in knowing that healthcare quality is reflected in the quality of the patient safety system. Even a small step forward will surely raise patient safety to a higher level.