2011 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award

In 2002, HCIF created the Delaware Valley Medication Safety Award to recognize teams that were working to advance medication safety. Over the past several years, many of the entries have reflected exemplary efforts to promote both patient safety and medication safety. In 2008, HCIF broadened the criteria and changed the name of the award to include projects that demonstrate innovative and replicable patient safety projects.

The entries represented an impressive demonstration of safety improvements across the region.

Main Line Health was named the winner of the 2011 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award for its entry “Impact of Culture and a Performance Improvement Framework on the Superior Care Experience” at the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council’s Annual Meeting on October 28, 2011 and received a $5,000.00 grant to further support its patient safety initiatives.

Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia achieved second place for its submission “The Medication REACH Program” and received a $2,500.00 grant to further support its patient safety initiatives.

Mercy Health System achieved third place for its entry “Driving Improved Sepsis Care Across a Four-Hospital Network” and received a $1,000.00 grant to further support its patient safety initiatives.

Click here to review the entries that placed in the top ten for the 2011 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award Program.