Patients for Patient Safety US

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PFPS US is a network of people and organizations aligned with the WHO and focused on making healthcare safe in the United States. Led by people who have experienced medical error, we are activated to advance the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030

Poster from Stanford Medicine promoting the RAISE Health Symposium. The event will take place on June 2, 2026, as part of Stanford Health AI Week. Sue Sheridan, one of the speakers, is present and CEO of Patients for Patient Safety US.
Photo of Rosie Bartel, sitting in a wheelchair, holding the award, with the people from CMS who gave her the award.
slide from the world patient safety day presentation from today, Sept. 17. Patricia McGaffigan and Jafet Arrieta talked about IHI's project with St Jude Global to achieve at least a 60% survival rate among children with cancer by 2030. The slide is titled Patients are the North Star.
The Power and Pain of Words: How Language Matters in Responding to Patients after Harm. Photos of speakers Carole Hemmelgarn and Evan Benajmin
Photo of Sue Sheridan with colleagues Albert Wu and Laura Zwann
Top 10 pressing patient safety challenges in 2025 1. Dismissing patient, family, and caregiver concerns 2. Insufficient governance of AI 3. Spread of medical misinformation 4. Cybersecurity breaches 5. Caring for veterans in non-military health settings 6. Substandard and falsified drugs 7. Diagnostic errors in cancers, vascular events, and infections 8. Healthcare associated infections in long-term care facilities 9. Inadequate coordination during patient discharge 10. Deteriorating working conditions in community pharmacies
A graph showing Sue's experience in trying to get help in the hospital: going to the ER, being told to use "benign neglect" regarding her symptoms, and being told "we don't diagnose in the ER," and how the outcome was continued pain and worsening symptoms
Funnel graph showing the process for Project PIVOT: Phase 1-build community and learn from patients about what matters to them; Phase 2: propose survey questions for inclusion, Phase 3: prioritize with stakeholders such as advocacy organizations, publishers, research, payers, and health systems
photo of x-ray image showing torso and head
Image of the Capitol building in DC with the words WPSD 2024 Request a Flag over it. The lawn is covered in hundreds of small orange flags with the names of those being honored.
Graph text: experts from Johns hopkins estimate that up to 800,000 people die or are disabled annually from missed or delayed diagnosis. More than half of the US population will suffer at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis during their lifetime
Don't miss this opportunity to be a difference maker ACT NOW DC Rally and Summit, Sept 15-17. Join Patients for Patient Safety US to push for patient safety, health equity, and diagnostic excellence
Experts at Johns Hopkins estimate that up to 800,000 people die or become disabled from missed or delayed diagnosis. The Office of Inspector General revealed that between 25 and 30% of Medicare recipients are harmed by unsafe care, and adverse outcomes disproportionately affect people experiencing social marginalization.
Sue Sheridan on the stage at the Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety
Project PIVOT activity: form an advisory committee to review existing patient reported experiences, collect input from diverse patient organizations and individuals, analyze results, and host a series of planning discussions to make recommendations to improve patient outcomes.