title: Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.
abstract: Since 2007, the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) has developed, managed, and promoted a statewide fall and injury reduction program to reduce inpatient falls and injuries, SAFE from FALLS. Because of statewide success in reducing falls from 2007-2010, the MHA set the goal in 2010 to eliminate serious fall-related injuries, especially head injuries. The outcomes that large-scale, multifacility health care organizations can have in reducing hospital-based falls resulting in serious injury (25% reduction) are presented, along with lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: Patient Safety Program, Minnesota Hospital Association, St. Paul, MO 55114, USA. japold@mnhospitals.org
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Apold
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Quigley
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D016730:Program Development; D058996:Quality Improvement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration