Patient Safety Advisory Council

The Patient Safety Advisory Council is an independent, community based group of community leaders developed to incorporate patient safety into their organizations and programs. This council is being developed by PULSE of NY with support from North Shore LIJ Health System and the Nassau Suffolk Hospital Council.

Some of the community members on the Council include leaders representing disease-specific organizations, diverse socio-cultural groups and low literacy adults.

Council members are acquiring knowledge and tools to pass on to their constituents in order to fulfill the following goals:

1) patients will be better prepared to advocate for themselves and their family members,
2) communication between the community and local health systems will be improved,
3) lessons learned will be passed on to improve patient safety in local healthcare settings.

The Patient Safety Advisory Council is Sponsored by