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Angela Krile, Krile Communications
Phone: 740-974-3948
Email: angela@krilecommunications.com
December 21, 2023 │ PRESS RELEASE
Merrill named Chair, Peri, Hemmelgarn and Keifer join Board of Directors for International Children’s Hospitals’ Patient Safety Collaborative | SPS has named Rick Merrill, president and CEO of Cook Children’s Health Care System, as its newest board chair. The network also announced that Gil Peri, president and CEO of Riley Children’s Health; Carole Hemmelgarn, director for the Executive Master’s Program for Clinical Quality, Safety and Leadership at Georgetown University; and Marissa Kiefer, senior vice president and CEO of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital have joined its board of directors for terms beginning January 1, 2024.
December 13, 2023 │ PRESS RELEASE
Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network Celebrates 25,000 Children Spared from Serious Harm | The children’s hospital patient and employee safety network, Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS), announced today that it has spared more than 25,000 children from serious harm since its inception in 2009. This significant safety milestone has also resulted in an estimated savings of $510.4 million in healthcare costs.
July 25, 2022 │ PRESS RELEASE
Participation in Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) network associated with immediate and long-term reductions in patient harm | SPS, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving safety in children’s hospitals, demonstrates benefits to pediatric patients in today’s JAMA Pediatrics article.
January 12, 2022 │ PRESS RELEASE
Doderer, Davis Named Chair, Vice Chair of Board of Directors for International Children’s Hospitals’ Patient Safety Collaborative | The international children’s hospital patient & employee safety network, Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS), has named Marcy Doderer, FACHE, president & CEO of Arkansas Children’s, as its newest board chair. The network also announced that Steve Davis, MD, MMM, president & CEO of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, will join the board of directors and serve as vice chair.
March 26, 2021 │ PRESS RELEASE
Churchwell, Von Lehmden Named to Board of Directors for International Children’s Hospitals’ Patient Safety Collaborative | The international children’s hospital patient safety network, Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS), announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors – Kevin Churchwell, M.D. and Terri Von Lehmden.
November 9, 2019 │ NEWS COVERAGE
Children’s hospitals collaborate rather than compete on patient safety | Modern Healthcare
June 10, 2019 │ NEWS COVERAGE
#SuperSHIFTER Alex Munter and Safety First – zero harm for everyone at CHEO | CPSI Digital Magazine
January 23, 2019│ PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network offers research road map to improve the safety of pediatric care | SPS, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving safety in children’s hospitals, identifies a preview into the future of pediatric patient safety research.
January 16, 2019│ PRESS RELEASE
Ohio-Based International Children’s Hospitals’ Patient Safety Effort That is Saving Lives Celebrates 10 Years of Success, Looks Toward Future | In the past 10 years, our effort has expanded to over 135 children’s hospitals and has transformed pediatric healthcare through its work.
July 10, 2018│ PRESS RELEASE
Journal Features National Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Honorees | SPS featured in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.
March 13, 2018 │ NEWS COLUMN
Cardinal Health Recognizes a Decade of Helping Improve Patient Safety | Cardinal Health
March 14, 2018 │ NEWS COLUMN
Do No Harm: Four Keys to Implementing & Sustaining a Culture of Safety | Cardinal Health
February 2018 │ PUBLICATION OF RESULTS
Quality Improvement Often Rooted in Collaborative Networks | ABP Annual Report
October 3, 2016│ PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety selected to continue improvements in patient safety | SPS among national networks selected to receive additional federal funding to continue patient safety improvement efforts.
June 14, 2016│ PRESS RELEASE
International Children’s Hospitals’ Patient Safety Effort That is Saving Lives is Expanding Efforts to Employee/Staff Safety | SPS begins first-of-its-kind effort to focus on employee/staff safety.
March 11, 2016│ PRESS RELEASE
SPS Offers Safety Tips for Patient Families During Patient Safety Awareness Week | SPS shares safety tips for patient families to follow when visiting the hospital with their child.
October 2, 2015 │ PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety selected to continue improvements in patient safety | SPS among national networks selected to receive federal funding to continue patient safety improvement efforts.
September 29, 2015 │ NEWS COVERAGE
Collaboration Over Competition Making Children’s Hospitals Safer | Media Planet
September 29, 2015 │ NEWS COVERAGE
Keeping Hospitals in Good Health | Media Planet
June 29, 2015 │ NEWS COVERAGE
Patient Safety in Children’s Hospitals – the Journey to Zero Harm | U.S. News & Word Report
June 29, 2015 │ NEWS COVERAGE
How a Pediatric Hospital Collaborative Transformed Patient Safety | Fierce Healthcare
June 24, 2015 │ PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety Announces New Board of Directors to Guide National Effort to Eliminate Serious Harm in all Children’s Hospitals | Children’s hospital leaders from across the country gathered for the first-ever Board of Directors meeting of SPS on June 9, following appointment of the board by Ohio Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety.
March 5, 2015 │ PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Hospitals Offer Safety Tips for Patient Families During National Patient Safety Awareness Week | SPS & Children’s Hospital Association share safety tips for patient families to follow when visiting the hospital with their child.
February 11, 2015 │ PRESS RELEASE
Ohio Children’s Hospitals Release Results of Ohio Patient Safety Collaboration; Demonstrate National Impact of Work | The Ohio Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety & SPS announce results of work to date.
March 6, 2014 │ NEWS ARTICLE & RADIO BROADCAST
Children’s Hospitals Join to Improve Patient Safety | SPS featured in Public News Service broadcast and online article.
February 28, 2014 │ PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Hospitals Offer Safety Tips for Patient Families During National Patient Safety Awareness Week | SPS & Children’s Hospital Association share safety tips for patient families to follow when visiting the hospital with their child.
February 10, 2014 │ NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Prevention Focus Good for Patients | SPS featured in Columbus Dispatch news article about prevention efforts.
February 4, 2014 │ BLOG POST
Every Patient, Every Day | Former CEO of a Boston-area hospital blogger recognizes the unique, groundbreaking work of SPS.
January 8, 2014 │ PRESS RELEASE POSTING
Go Local Prov – Health Section | Participating hospital Hasbro Children’s Hospital touts being named Hospital of the Month by SPS.
October 2013 │ RADIO BROADCAST
Speak Up and Stay Alive Patient Safety RadiOh! | SPS leaders, Dr. Anne Lyren and Carol Kemper, discuss what’s happening with patient safety in children’s hospital.
March 1, 2013 │ PRESS RELEASE
Children’s Hospitals Offer Safety Tips for Patient Families During National Patient Safety Awareness Week | OCHSPS and the Children’s Hospital Association share safety tips for patient families to follow when visiting the hospital with their child.
September 6, 2012 │ PRESS RELEASE
Ohio Children’s Hospitals Work to Eliminate Harm, Help Hospitals From Across the Nation Follow Their Lead | Ohio’s eight children’s hospitals bring together 25 children’s hospitals’ leaders around the country to learn from each other about how to make patient safety the top priority and employ strategies from high reliability industries – such as nuclear power and aviation – that achieve high levels of safety in the face of considerable hazards and operational complexity.
September 2012 │ MEDIA COVERAGE SUMMARY
Media Coverage of SPS Learning Session
June 2012 │ MEDIA COVERAGE SUMMARY
Media Coverage of the Launch of SPS
March 15, 2012 │ PRESS RELEASE
Ohio Children’s Hospitals Leading National Effort to Improve Hospital Care and Patient Safety | Leaders from 34 children’s hospitals from across the country gathered at Cardinal Health in Columbus, Ohio, to launch a national effort to improve quality of care and patient safety in pediatric hospitals.