January 18, 2023 Pennsylvania Hospitals Recognized for Excellence in Patient Safety The Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program honors Pennsylvania’s top-performing hospitals that have demonstrated low rates of health care-associated infections.
November 16, 2022 3 Ways to Celebrate Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day Hospitals and their dedicated staff are committed to providing outstanding patient care.
October 20, 2022 Celebrating National Healthcare Quality Week Healthcare Quality Week, brought to you by the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), is dedicated to celebrating the outstanding contributions professionals have made to improve health care quality. It also gives us an opportunity to bring greater awareness to the profession of health care. This year’s celebration takes place on October 16–22.
October 14, 2022 October is Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month Patient-centered care is more than hospitality. It is more than amenities and inviting surroundings. Patient-centered care creates positive impressions and satisfying experiences, but beyond that, it improves lives. It improves health outcomes and unites communities around health and wellness.
September 16, 2022 World Patient Safety Day is September 17 For World Patient Safety Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is focusing on reducing patient harm due to medication errors and the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on medication safety.
July 14, 2022 Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance amid COVID-19 A new report released this week from the CDC examines the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance amid COVID-19.
April 01, 2022 By the Numbers: 5 Reasons to Support Organ Donation Thousands of Pennsylvanians and others around the country are waiting for the lifesaving gift of organ donation.
March 18, 2022 How Hospitals Can Improve Child Abuse Detection, Address Disparities A new report from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) PolicyLab provides critical insights on detecting child abuse and the need to address disparities in screening in hospital settings.
March 15, 2022 4 Steps to Improve Patient Safety Patient Safety Awareness Week, from March 13 through March 19, 2022, is intended to encourage everyone—consumers as well as health care providers—to learn more about health care safety. This annual event, organized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), is designed to create awareness about patient safety and to empower consumers to take an active role in their health care.
March 04, 2022 Maternal Mortality, Disparities Worsen during 2020 Maternal mortality rates increased significantly during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.