Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Cardinal Health Foundation Provides Patient Safety Grants

The Cardinal Health Foundation announced the recipients of 39 grants, totaling nearly $1.2 million, to help U.S. hospitals, health systems and community health organizations improve the effectiveness, efficiency and excellence of patient care.  For the second consecutive year, this competitive grant program specifically encouraged providers to submit funding requests for programs that seek to improve medication management or operating room patient safety.

"E3 Grant Program funding has been used by hundreds of health care organizations over the past three years to implement meaningful, long-term improvements in the effectiveness, efficiency and excellence of the care they provide patients," said Shelley Bird, executive vice president of public affairs for Cardinal Health and chairperson of the Cardinal Health Foundation. "We commend each of this year's grant recipients for their commitment to implementing proven strategies that can improve patient care and save lives."

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/21/3716152/cardinal-health-foundation-provides.html#ixzz1Q0OJG3Hh

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