World Patient Safety Day - 25 July

World Patient Safety Day - 25 July

Mission:  Offer hope, healing & advocacy for safe healthcare - Today & Everyday

Vision:  Save lives &reduce healthcare costs through elimination of preventable medical errors & harm.

 Since the year 2001, throughout the world in the annual Patient Safety Day observance on July 25th. 

Upon last count, patients,families, providers & consumer groups and many countries have participated in the Patient Safety Day moment of silence& candlelight vigil; in tribute to those who work to improve the safety & quality of healthcare for future patients - in memory of patients and families who have lost their life or quality of life due to medical error harm. 

 Patient Safety Day is a time to embrace life, loss, change & hope; a day that gives everyone a moment of silence to reflect and join in a shared vision of safer healthcare & a shared moment to honor the lives of all patients and families affected by medical error harm and those whose work contributed to safer, quality patient care.

Alliance For Patient Safety,

Voice4Patients,

PULSEAmerica,

PULSEofNewYork,

Empowered Patient Coalition,

Patient Safety Cleveland,

Association of Dialysis Advocates,

Mothers Against Medical Error,

Medically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS),

1stDoNoHarm,

Luna'sLight,

Colorado Citizens for Accountability,

Floridians For Patient Protection,

Ohio Patient Safety Institute,

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority,

HCPro Patient Safety Monitor,

Amistaff Healthcare Technology,

HHS HRSA PSSC,

Allnurses,

 RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative,

HCFA,

New Mexico Medical Review Assoc. (Medicare QIO),

 North Shore Nephrology,

Huffington Post columnist and

 book author Patrick Malone,

TapRoot,

NPSF MedQIC,

Consumers Union,

and the Patient Safety Culture Club of Central Taiwan are a sample of those who have recognized and/or joined in support of Patient Safety Day on July 25th. 

U.S. Congressmen, State Senators & State House Representatives, Assemblymen, Governors, Mayors, City Councilmembers and other politicians and governmental entities within the U.S. & equal global partners are continuing to demonstrate visionary and compassionate leadership through their support of Patient Safety Day; as are patients, families, medical, nursing, pharmacy & other provider disciplines in many other countries who have and continue to join in support of World, Global, National Patient Safety Day July 25th.

NEW 2012:  Representatives from three additional countries have recognized and joined in support of Patient Safety Day on July 25th:  Pakistan, Nigeria & Japan 

Patient Safety Day Nightingale and Codman Award Honorees

2012 :  All patients, families, providers and other patient safety and quality heroes whose life has contributed to the furtherance of the Nightingale & Codman mission and values

       2011:  Dr. Charles Denham

       2010 : Veteran Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (NSQIP) and PULSEAmerica.

       2009 : Dr. Lucian Leape

The 2012 World Patient Safety Day Committee, Dr. Patti O'Regan, FounderIlene Corina, Strategic Planning and Development Committee

Jennifer Dingman, Nightingale-Codman Award Committee Co-Chair

Becky Martins, Secretary, Strategic Planning and Development Committee    

Arlene Salamendra, Strategic Planning and Development Committee, Art Consultant

Please email  if you are joining in the moment of silence 2012 so you and your country can be counted:  send your name, country and the words World Patient Safety Day 2012 in the subject line to pattioregan@gmail.com.  Your email address will remain confidential.  

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