Texas hospital forms own patient safety foundation
Patient Safety Monitor Alert
May 12, 2010
The Texas Hospital Association, located in Austin, TX, has formed a nonprofit foundation called the Texas Institute for Patient Safety. The foundation kicks off a multi-year effort to improve safety standards in member hospitals. A grant received from The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will fund the first two projects: a statewide collaborative to reduce or eliminate central-line associated bloodstream infections and a hospital collaborative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections.
"Adopting and consistently following proven strategies that reduce infections are just one example of how we can improve patient outcomes while reducing unnecessary costs," association president and CEO Dan Stultz said.
The Texas Institute for Patient Safety officially began the projects in early May, hiring one and a half full-time employees, with 35 other hospitals voluntarily participating.
