HCIF is pleased to provide a compendium of best practices that was developed by participating hospitals of the Green Hospital Pilot under the grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These best practices are a good example of environmental stewardship that can be replicated by other hospitals both within and outside the region as they advance their own environmental goals. Click here for more information.

The Health Care Improvement Foundation is soliciting nominations for the 2009 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award. This award process is one of the ways that HCIF promotes best practices in patient safety throughout the Delaware Valley and advances the goal of making the region the safest place to receive care. Since 2002, this award has recognized providers in Southeastern Pennsylvania for their contributions in advancing patient safety. Click here to review the nomination criteria and the nomination form.

On June 2nd, HCIF hosted a regional Patient Safety Officers Breakfast Meeting at Abington Memorial Hospital as a forum for collaboration and discussion of best practices. Part of the agenda included presentations by representatives of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority on the 2008 Annual Report Highlights and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Patient Safety Practices Survey Results.