About Us
Our Mission
The Washington Patient Safety Coalition is dedicated to improving patient safety and reducing medical errors for individuals receiving health care in Washington, in all care settings.
Our Vision
Safe care: every patient, every time, everywhere.
Our Goals
We will improve safety within and across all care settings by:
- Facilitating the exchange of information about best practices relative to patient safety.
- Disseminating new knowledge and new practices.
- Supporting coordinated/collaborative efforts and new partnerships.
- Raising awareness of the need for safe practices.
Our Values
- Patient-centered: The methods used and promoted by the Coalition will be driven by the needs of the patient.
- Systems-oriented and sustainable: The Coalition will focus on system changes that create and sustain a safe environment.
- Evidence-based: The Coalition will strive to promote methods and activities that are evidence-based, while accommodating new research and emerging applications.
- Inclusive: The Coalition’s work will recognize the diversity of our community and will strive to include all populations.
- Resource-sensitive: The Coalition will be sensitive to the resources required to implement and sustain change.
How we do it
We collaborate with patient safety leaders across the state and the nation, sharing the latest developments and best practices that improve patient safety and reduce medical errors. Our stakeholders have taken part in Coalition-sponsored events such as all-day conferences and monthly WebEx teleconferences that tackle various practical aspects of patient safety and medical error reduction.
Participants have worked together to launch educational initiatives and public campaigns.
The Steering Committee provides strategic and operational leadership to the Coalition. An Advisory Group meets occasionally to identify, prioritize and guide new activities that improve patient safety.
There’s strength in numbers
The more people who belong to the Coalition, the greater our collective effectiveness. Because we share information in a legally protected confidential setting, you can learn valuable information with your peers—ranging from mistakes to avoid, to new systems to apply. Improving safety and decreasing errors requires the active participation of a wide range of committed individuals and organizations. Funding for all activities is supported by annual fees paid by organizational and individual members.
We invite you to join us
The Washington Patient Safety Coalition can help you and your organization save lives, avoid unnecessary treatments and expenses, and improve on-the-job satisfaction. Your financial support is vital to the Coalition’s development, implementation and evaluation of effective activities.
