Summary:

The purpose of this project is to test an intervention used in commercial aviation that has dramatically improved safety and adapt it for use in health care to improve hospital safety. A stakeholder group comprising representatives from government and the health care industry will select one hazard and test the feasibility of substantially reducing it in hospitals across the country.

Grant Details:

Approved award: $217,632
Awarded on: Dec 17, 2008
Time frame: Feb 1, 2009 - Jan 31, 2011
Grant number: 63566

Grantee:

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
http://www.hopkins.med.jhu.edu
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-0005
(410) 955-6412

Contact Information:

Peter J. Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.C.M. (Project Director)
ppronovo@jhmi.edu
Phone: (410) 502-3231