News Releases

    
6.15.09
Dayton Children’s Awarded for Patient Safety
The Ohio Patient Safety Institute (OPSI) presented its first-ever Best Practice in Patient Safety Award today to the Children’s Medical Center of Dayton for implementing the most innovative evidence-based patient safety practice in the state.  

2.4.09

OPSI Role Expanded with Federal Designation
Being named PSO allows study of medical errors

Ohio’s established statewide patient safety entity has new authority to collect and share data about medical errors and improve patient safety.

5.16.08
Hospitals Saving Lives, Preventing Harm from Blood Thinners

The Ohio Patient Safety Institute (OPSI) and VHA, Inc. yesterday kicked off a collaborative project with 46 hospitals and health systems across Ohio to reduce life-threatening complications associated with anticoagulants – blood thinners – which many patients take to prevent blood clots following a stroke, heart attack or vascular surgery. 

8.31.07
OPSI Makeover Spotlights Patient Safety

An established resource for patient safety in Ohio just got an extreme makeover.

8.9.07
OPSI Helps Hospitals 'Band' Together for Safety

OPSI is working with health care providers across the state to help them implement the new statewide standard beginning September 1, 2007.