The network has accomplished cost savings and improved patient safety by reducing hospital acquired infections and lowering preventable hospital readmissions, according to a news release.
EHEN hospitals have also been identifying strategies to eliminate race, ethnicity and language-based healthcare disparities.
EHEN has 22 participating hospitals and is the only hospital network focused on safety nets. The network uses an approach to improving care that emphasizes a creation of patient safety cultures through education of both clinicians and hospital executives.
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