In April  2005, the Safer Healthcare Now! (SHN) Campaign was launched.

A key component in the advancement of patient safety in Canada, SHN has struck a "chord of caring" across the country, with 151 participant organizations (hospitals and health regions) and 404 clinical teams enrolled in the Campaign in the past year. With its goal to improve healthcare delivery by focusing on patients and their safety while in the care of health providers, SHN is a collaborative effort aimed at reducing the number of injuries and deaths related to adverse events, such as infections and medication incidents.

Similar to its model, the U.S. Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 100,000 Lives campaign, the primary focus of the SHN Campaign is the implementation of six targeted interventions to improve patient care. The 404 teams involved in the Campaign are committed to implementing one or more of the interventions in their healthcare settings. While these interventions focus on the acute care sector, it is anticipated that the Campaign will expand to include participants from a variety of healthcare areas.

For more information, visit the Safer Healthcare Now! website at http://www.saferhealthcarenow.ca/

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