Patient Safety Awareness Week | March 8-14, 2026
Let’s work together to make care safer in Oregon.
Patient Safety Awareness Week is a dedicated time to focus national attention on patient safety. And in that spirit, Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed that March 8-14, 2026, is also Oregon Patient Safety Awareness Week! This week is the perfect time to grow awareness about patient safety and recognize the work already being done right here in our state.
Curious how the Oregon Patient Safety Commission (OPSC) is helping improve patient safety?
Read our report, From Harm to Healing: The State of Patient Safety in Oregon, to better understand how medical harm affects Oregonians and in what ways the response they receive shapes their experience.
If you're an eligible healthcare facility, take the Patient Safety Survey to contribute your voice to our collective understanding of patient safety in Oregon and help inform resources and offerings.
Learn more about our patient safety programs for both patients and providers.
Patient Safety Awareness week is annually sponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The theme chosen for this year is Team Up for Patient Safety, focusing on effective collaboration between the care team, patients, and their families. This year’s theme is a reminder that teams should include all of those involved in the patient's care, including the patient.
Healthcare providers! Have you taken the Patient Safety Survey yet?
If your healthcare facility is eligible, take the survey to help us understand what systems healthcare facilities have in place for responding to and learning from medical harm. Be a part of the patient safety solution. Let’s do this together to make care safer in Oregon.
What can you do for Patient Safety Awareness Week?
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Healthcare Pros
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Patients & Their Families
Ready to learn more about Patient Safety?
Watch a recorded webinar from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
National Patient Safety Awareness Week is Diagnostic Excellence (March 14, 2024): Watch the recorded webinar
Incorporating CPPS™ Certification into Academic Curriculum (March 16, 2023): Watch the recorded webinar
Partnering with Patients to Improve Diagnostic Safety (March 15, 2023): Watch the recorded webinar
Back to Our Purpose: The Reboot of Safety (March 14, 2023): Watch the recorded webinar
Sensemaking in Times of Uncertainty: Essential for Safety (March 16, 2022): Watch the recorded webinar
Workplace Violence: Protecting the Health Care Workforce (March 16, 2021): Listen to the recording or Download the slides
Our programs support continuous, system-wide learning and improvement because this work is never finished—and it shouldn’t be done in isolation.
Learn More About Patient Safety Awareness Week
Center for Patient Safety: Patient Safety Awareness Week
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): Patient Safety Awareness Week
Upcoming IHI Webinar: Five Forces Shaping the Future of Diagnostic Safety | March 9, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00PM ET
Upcoming IHI Webinar: AI and Health Care: Implications for Safety and Quality as the Field Matures | March 12, 2026 |11:00 AM - 12:00PM ET
