Current News
2013
- 04/2013 | Safety at Missouri Long-term Care Facilities Gets a Boost
- 04/2013 | Center Welcomes Dr. Stephen R Smith of Mercy Medical Center as Newest Board Member
- 03/2013 | Center for Patient Safety Recognizes Two Missouri Hospitals
- 02/2013 | March is Patient Safety Awareness Month – Center focuses the conversation on patient safety
2012
- 12/2012 | Center continues to fulfill mission through HEN Project
- 12/2012 | The Doctor Is In: Center for Patient Safety Welcomes Dr. Michael Handler as Medical Director
- 10/2012 | FROM THE HEARTLAND: Missouri Center for Patient Safety Takes its Mission Nationwide as the Center for Patient Safety
- 10/2012 | Reaping Rewards: Missouri’s Participation in National Infection Prevention Projects Pays Off for Patients
- 05/2012 | Two Missouri Hospitals Awarded Excellence in Safe Care Award by Missouri Center for Patient
- 04/2012 | MOCPS 6th Annual Patient Safety Conference
- 04/2012 | April is Missouri Patient Safety Awareness Month
- 03/2012 | Missouri Center for Patient Safety Announces New Board of Directors Member, Dr. Rose Porter
2011
- 09/2011 | Missouri Center for Patient Safety Announces New Board of Directors Member, Brent VanConia
- 07/2011 | 13 Missouri Hospitals Target Increased Patient Safety with the Missouri Center for Patient Safety’s CUSP Teamwork & Communications Tools
- 07/2011 | 27 Missouri Hospitals Aim for 25% Reduction in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections by 2012
- 06/2011 | Missouri Center for Patient Safety Announces New Website to Enhance Communications with Health Care Providers, Media and Public
- 04/2011 | Safe Health Care – What Missouri Providers are Doing for You!
- 04/2011 | Missouri Patient Safety Conference: Learning about Changes to Continually Improve Health Care Safety
- 04/2011 | MOCPS Excellence in Safe Care Awards Earned by Four Missouri Hospitals
- 03/2011 | Missouri Center for Patient Safety Announces New Board of Directors Members
Archived News
2010
- 03/2010 | Patient Safety Conference coming to Columbia
- 04/2010 | Patients, families need to be more involved in decisions on health care treatment
- 05/2010 | Patient Safety Program to Improve Missouri Ambulance Services
- 11/2010 | Hospitals’ New Strategy May Save Lives
- 12/2010 | MOCPS Video from IHI Annual Conference

2009
- 03/2009 | Promoting a Low-Tech Solution for Safer Surgery
- 04/2009 | A Mother’s Experience with Medical Error
- 04/2009 | Missouri Health Providers Mark a Decade of Progress Since Release of IOM’s “To Err is Human” Report
- 04/2009 | Many Health Care Providers More at Ease with Reporting Errors
- 06/2009 | Missouri Center for Patient Safety PSO Chooses Quantros
- 06/2009 | Grant Will Fund Collaborative to Reduce or Eliminate Blood Stream Infections in Hospitals
- 11/2009 | KC Area Hospitals Join Collaborative to Reduce or Eliminate Bloodstream Infections
- 12/2009 | Program funded to improve Missouri ambulance services
2008
2007
- 02/2007 | March is Patient Safety Awareness Month
- 02/2007 | Local executive earns top health care management credential
- 03/2007 | Banding Together for Patient Safety
- 03/2007 | Protecting Five Million Lives from Harm
- 03/2007 | State/National Health Experts to Descend on Columbia
- 06/2007 | National Time-Out Day promotes safer surgery
- 12/2007 | Grant could increase knowledge about Missouri medical errors
2006
- 02/2006 | Missouri Center for Patient Safety Launches Medication Safety Initiative
- 03/2006 | State Recognizes Patient Safety Week
2005
Missouri Center for Patient Safety Announces New Board of Directors Member, Brent VanConia






