The Patient Safety Movement Foundation Names Three Institutions That Committed in 2017 to Save the Most Lives from Preventable Harm in Hospitals

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announces that the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI), March of Dimes and the Newborn Foundation commitments saved the most lives this year by taking action to avoid preventable patient deaths in the PSMF’s third annual competition. The March of Dimes made commitments projected to save 7,005 lives per year total in the areas of advocacy for newborn screenings, administration of antenatal corticosteroids for impending preterm births, and maternal immunizations. The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) commitments are projected to save 5,832 lives in 2017 alone. In 2018, they project 5,963 lives saved and 19,762 harms avoided. In 2019, they project 6,251 lives saved and 20,108 harms avoided. The commitments include implementing processes to eliminate preventable deaths from sepsis, maternal hemorrhage, maternal pre-eclampsia, respiratory monitoring and management, infections and venous thromboembolism. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]