ASHRM Patient Safety Award

2023 Patient Safety Award Recipient

Presented By

North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA)
"Anesthesia Risk Alert (ARA) Program"

What Do the Recipients Get?

• Engraved prestigious crystal award
• Receives up to two complimentary registrations for the annual conference during which the award is received
• Will be honored during the ASHRM in-person annual conference
• Winners of the ASHRM Patient Safety Award will be provided the opportunity to present their submission during a bite-sized learning session. This is a 20 minute speaking opportunity on the Solution Center floor during the in-person conference.

Award Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Candidates may be nominated by an ASHRM member or self-nominate.

Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrates a new approach that has not yet gained national exposure
• Promotes an organizational culture of safety
• Supports collaboration with other providers and within the continuum of care
• Provides a system that can be replicated or adapted by other organizations

All Applicants Must:

• Complete all sections of the application
• Provide supplemental materials as requested
• Submit an application

Submissions for applications are closed.

Past Recipients

2022: Texas Health Resources - "Turn your Attention to Patient Safety"
2021: Atrium Health - "Product Safety Response Teams – An Innovative Program to Improve Patient Safety and Prevent Harm from Supply Chain Disruptions"
2020: Johns Hopkins Medicine - "The Johns Hopkins Medicine Venous Thromboembolism Collaborative"
2019: Lake Health - "Improving Care of the Patient with Post-Operative Respiratory Failure"
2018: Adventist Health System - "Improving Patient Safety by Incorporating a Human Factors Engineering Approach to the Root Cause Analysis Process Following Serious Safety Events"
2017: Abington Hospital, Jefferson Health - "Create a Safe Night"
2016: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, GBMC Healthcare, Inc. - "Using Lean Daily Management (LDM) Improves Safety and Reduces Harm"