The Tennessee Center for Patient Safety was created by the Tennessee Hospital Association in 2007. The Center is partnered with hospitals across the state in a collaborative to keep our patients safe. The Center provides education, training and tools to hospital leadership and staff. We utilize expert faculty, Dr. Peter Pronovost, from Johns Hopkins Quality and Safety Research Group in Baltimore, MD. Our primary focus is to improve the reliability, safety and quality of care received by patients in Tennessee hospitals by reducing healthcare-associated infections.

 

Improving patient safety requires teamwork and communication. Team members include doctors, nurses and other caregivers responsible for the patient’s well being while in the hospital. Everyone has a role in the patient safety team.  The leader of the healthcare team is the patient.     

 

Constant communication is essential to make teamwork a success. Communication is important among all members of the team; including the patient. We want you (patient, family member, consumer) to be well informed as a healthcare customer. 

 

We have listed some patient safety resources for you to use. The resources listed are available from reputable healthcare organizations.   

98,000 people die every year from medical errors, making it the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. 

 

The Josie King Foundation’s mission is to prevent others from dying or being harmed by medical errors. The Foundation works to make hospitals safer and to prevent future patient medical errors. Sorrel unites healthcare providers and consumers in hopes of creating a culture of patient safety, together. 

 

Click here to visit the Josie King Foundation website.