Press Release

AHA Statement on the HHS' Office of the Inspector General's Report on Adverse Events in Hospitals

Contact:
Marie Watteau - (202) 626-2351
Elizabeth Lietz - (202) 626-2284

Washington D.C.

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Rich Umbdenstock
President and CEO
American Hospital Association

While hospitals have made great strides in improving care, this report highlights that there is more we can do.  Hospitals are already engaged in important projects designed to improve patient care in many of the areas mentioned in the report.  We are committed to taking additional needed steps to improve patient care.  That is why we support the report's recommendations for further research to improve our understanding of what caused the error and how to prevent it from happening again.

About AHA

The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and 38,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.