​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Patient Safety Authority (PSA) is proud to recognize the winners of the I AM Patient Safety 2022 Achievement Awards. We are grateful for their inspiring and life-changing accomplishments in patient safety in the last year.

 

Judges selected ten winners and twenty runners-up from individuals and teams from 129 nominations, submitted by 66 healthcare facilities throughout Pennsylvania and from around the United States, for their individual and/or team commitment to improving patient safety.

• Evident commitment to patient safety
• Focus on training and education
• Indicative of strong patient safety culture in the facility
• Initiative taken by individual/group

The PSA thanks everyone who submitted a nomination. If you know an individual or group who should be recognized for their patient safety efforts, please nominate them for the 2023 I AM Patient Safety contest during the next nomination period.

Winners 

 
Executive Director’s Choice Award
Winner: Ambulatory Care/Surgery Award  
Ambulatory Care/Surgery Award
 
Improving Diagnosis Award

 

 
 Individual Impact Award
        
 
Long-Term Care Award
 
 
Nationwide Warrior Award
 
         Physician Offices Award
 
Safety Story​ Award
 
Sepsis Award
Winner: Safety Story Award  
Time-Outs Award
Winner: Safety Story Award  
         Transparency and Safety Award

Runners-Up

Ambulatory Care/Surgery Facility

  • ​Bethel Park Surgery Center Team, Allegheny Health Network – Bethel Park Surgery Center
  • Jamie Hallam and Front Office Staff, Spartan Health Surgicenter

IMPROVING DIAGNOSIS

  • Dr. Jaber Monla-Hassan, Einstein Medical Center Montgomer
  • Dixon Foundation Health Center Team: Anila Gidwani, Rebecca Topping, Bethany Dieffenderfer, WellSpan Dixon Foundation Health Center

​INDIVIDUAL IMPACT- GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND

  • Theresa Lasko, RN & Deborah Gruntz, RN, Welcome Center Senior Teammates, Advanced Surgical Hospital
  • Adrienne Bellino-Ailinger, RN, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery - Einstein Endoscopy Center Blue Bell

LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY

  • Alicia Elvidge, NHA, Chief Executive Officer, South Mountain Restoration Center
  • ​Kimberly Krall, Thornwald Home

NATIONWIDE WARRIORS

  • The Second Victim Committee, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
  • Rinisha Thomas, RN & Tatiana Ziegler, RN, Delaware Valley Veterans Home

PHYSICIAN OFFICES​

  • Tammy Bowman, Office Coordinator, LVPG Hematology/Oncology Office, Lehigh Valley Physician Group
  • Outpatient Falls Prevention Team, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery

SAFETY STORY

  • The PAR (Patient At Risk) Bundle Team, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Monitor Technician Department, UPMC Community Osteopathic

SEPSIS

  • WellSpan Health Sepsis Team, WellSpan Health
  • Dr. Jaber Monla-Hassan, Dr. Robert Czincila, Kim Mikula, Kim Vitelli, Olivia Johnson, Scott Urbinati, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery

TIME-OUTS

  • Radiology Department, Chester County Hospital
  • The Allegheny Health Network Perioperative Education Team, Allegheny Health Network

TRANSPARENCY AND SAFETY IN HEALTHCARE

  • Central Sterile Processing Department — UPMC Hamot
  • Rosanna Catania-Venuto, MSN, RN  — Chester County Hospital

​Past Winners

2021 Patient Safety Winners 

2020 Patient Safety Winners 

2019 Patient Safety Winners

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