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The Problem
Medical Errors
Claim the Lives of 3+ Million Patients Every Year
Globally it is believed that medical errors kill more people than HIV, Malaria, and Tuberculosis, combined. COVID-19 exposed all the deficiencies in healthcare that already existed and placed patients and health workers at greater risk for preventable harm.
The Solution
Connecting the Dots
Urgently unifying people and collectively improving patient safety across the globe.
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation believes reaching ZERO preventable patient harm and deaths across the globe by 2030 is not only the right goal, but an attainable one with the right people, ideas, and technology.
3 Million
Patients estimated to die globally each year from medical errors.
458,666+
People around the globe believe ZERO is the only acceptable goal
8,220+
Patients die in hospitals every day, in ways that could have been prevented.
109
Countries engaged and impacted through our programs and services
Announcements
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation Admonishes the Criminalization of Medical Errors
News
Awareness, Involvement and Action: How Patients and Their Loved Ones Can Fight the Opioid Epidemic
PSMF CEO Michael Ramsay Weighs in on the OIG Report for Adverse Events in Hospitals
The Summit Session One Experience
The War in Ukraine and its Impact on their Health Systems