Colorado Hospitals

Protecting Patients From Harm

I am pleased to welcome you to the Colorado 5 Million Lives Campaign website where you can learn more about the strong commitment of our state’s hospitals to provide safe care for each patient.

This statewide campaign is part of a nationwide undertaking to protect patients from five million incidents of medical harm over a two year period. Developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the 5 Million Lives Campaign builds on the success of its 100k Lives Campaign, a national effort to save 100,000 lives over an 18-month period by instituting six quality improvement practices within hospitals. The campaign exceeded its goal with participating hospitals across the country – including 62 of Colorado’s 71 acute care hospitals – saving an estimated 122,300 lives.

The new campaign helps hospitals to further strengthen and implement safeguards to prevent such problems as hospital-acquired infections, adverse drug events, surgical errors, pressure ulcers and other complications.

Once again, The Colorado Trust is pleased to provide support to Colorado hospitals to participate in this campaign. The strong momentum and commitment of Colorado hospitals, care providers and health quality organizations to strengthen systems, reduce errors and save lives bodes well for improving health outcomes in our state into the future.

Irene M. Ibarra
President and CEO
The Colorado Trust

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