American Hospital Association December 5, 2025
Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA

If you had to describe a hospital’s mission, philosophy and guiding light with a single word, safety would sit at the top of the list.

Providing a safe patient experience is at the heart of everything hospitals do. It is what they strive for while caring for every patient, every day.

And the good news is patient safety throughout hospitals and health systems across the nation continues to improve.

A new report released this week by the AHA and Vizient® examined key safety and quality metrics from the fourth quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2025. The analysis showed that despite hospitals caring for a sicker patient population, their focus on safety has led to improved patient outcomes...

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