November 10, 2021 HAP Recognizes Top Performers in Patient Safety HAP is recognizing 17 Pennsylvania hospitals for their stellar performance ensuring patients’ safety.
November 05, 2021 Recognize Caregivers in Your Community During November Celebrated every November, National Family Caregivers Month is a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. It offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers.
October 25, 2021 Who Should Take a Daily Aspirin to Prevent First Heart Attack or Stroke? An influential national medical panel is evaluating a question that impacts millions of Americans: should patients start a low-dose daily aspirin regimen to prevent a first heart attack or stroke?
October 21, 2021 October is Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month October is Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of providing care that is respectful of, and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values.
October 20, 2021 Staffing Shortages Challenge Rural Health Care Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are facing significant staffing shortages, affecting their ability to care for patients with COVID-19 and other conditions.
September 27, 2021 Hospitals Recognized as Healthy Food Leaders Thirty-seven Pennsylvania hospitals are being recognized for their leadership in offering more nutritious and locally sourced meals to patients, visitors, and staff through an initiative supported by HAP.
September 09, 2021 How Health Equity Impacts Patient Care During the first day of HAP’s virtual Patient Safety and Quality Symposium, health care leaders from Pennsylvania and across the nation discussed the ways COVID-19 has transformed care, health equity, and the latest state and federal regulatory updates.