Patient Safety

The Public Health Division is committed to supporting safe health care for all Oregonians.

Vision: Patients in Oregon are safe in all interactions with the health care delivery system.

Mission: To provide leadership, information and skills, support and resources to health care providers and patients so that they can ensure patient safety

Patients and Families

Information for patients and families about:

• How to be active participants in their own care
• How to contribute to better and safer care

Other state websites for consumers

• Connecticut Center for Patient Safety
• Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
• Missouri Center for Patient Safety
• Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority
• Información en Español / Resources in Spanish