Guides/Reports
Patient Safety Awareness Week
Join us March 9-15
AHA supports and celebrates the hospitals and health systems that prioritize patient safety every day in every corner of the country. Patient Safety Awareness Week offers an opportunity to raise awareness about patient safety, celebrate successes and share resources.
Patients and Staff Celebrate Safety Improvement
In partnership with national data partners like Press Ganey and Vizient, the Patient Safety Initiative is driving the national conversation around patient safety with data-driven insights reports.
New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels
AHA Patient Safety Initiative
The Patient Safety Initiative is a collaborative, data-driven effort that gives hospitals and health systems a strong voice in the national conversation around health care safety and telling the hospital and health system patient safety story.
Patient Safety in The News
Chris DeRienzo, M.D., Chief Physician Executive and Senior Vice President of the AHA’s Health, Research and Education Trust, speaks to the current state of patient safety in US hospitals and health systems.
Modern Healthcare
Hospitals Surpass Pre-pandemic Quality Outcomes: Aha, Vizient
Chief Healthcare Executive
Hospitals Improve in Patient Safety, Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Levels: Study
KCBS Radio - Better Hospitals
WPTF Morning News - Patients Safer Today
Leading for Safety: AHA Quest for Quality Series
The AHA Patient Safety Initiative presents Leading for Safety, a virtual series featuring insights from past Quest for Quality awardees. This series explores how health care leaders can drive safer, higher-quality care by fostering a culture of safety and innovation. Combining the prestigious Quest for Quality Prize with the AHA’s Patient Safety Initiative, Leading for Safety provides practical strategies for executive leadership in advancing patient safety.
Patient Safety Leadership Perspectives
Highlighting shifts in post-COVID-19 health care quality, the AHA Quality Collective emphasizes clinical strengths and priorities. The Patient Safety Initiative extends QC success, empowering hospitals in national safety discussions.
AHA Prioritizes Patient Safety
As hospitals and health systems reaffirm their commitment to quality of care, AHA continues to support and celebrate successes, while sharing new resources and facilitating collaboration.