Annual Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit Held on March 16

9 Feb 2010 in Patient Safety

Teams from Southeastern Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems attended the March 16th Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit at The Down Town Club. The agenda included an update on the multi-year, high-reliability performance initiative that began in 2009. Keynote speaker Marcia Delk, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President of Quality Affairs and Chief Quality Officer at WellStar Health System, presented on WellStar's patient safety culture journey with Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI). Several hospitals in this region then shared their experiences with their safety culture diagnostic assessment via a panel discussion.Storyboards from the top ten entries of the 2009 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award were also on display. The agenda included a number of other presentations; click here to see the full agenda and links to the presentations.