The Story

Representatives from area hospitals meet and collaborate, to address regional hospital quality and patient safety issues, seeking to identify and maximize best practices as well as develop initiatives and education to address areas for improvement. The Foundation serves as a facilitator for these collaborations.

An annual report on Regional Hospital Quality and Safety indicators from the analysis of the Foundation data set, will help to identify Regional opportunities for improvement and is leading to further initiatives including impact on Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease

With an initial focus on language access resources for our Region, collaboration with our hospital systems will lead to increased healthcare access, equity and resulting patient safety and quality.

With a focus on reducing readmissions, the Quality and Safety team is working with the Regional Enterprise Master Patient Index to identify trends and share best practice models with participating hospitals