News Releases

The following press releases feature news about the Armstrong Institute, as well as about the work of faculty affiliated with the institute. To learn more about our work, please read our first annual report.

Released 4/24/2013
Patient Safety Expert Peter Pronovost Named #5 Most Influential Physician Executive by Modern Healthcare

Released: 4/23/2013
Diagnostic Errors More Common, Costly and Harmful than Treatment Mistakes

Released: 3/5/2013
Is It a Stroke or Benign Dizziness? A Simple Bedside Test Can Tell

Released 2/26/2013
PTSD Symptoms Common among ICU Survivors

Released 12/19/2012
Surgical "Never" Events Occur at Least 4,000 Times a Year

Released: 12/12/2012
Armstrong Institute to Aid The Leapfrog Group in Grading the Safety and Quality of U.S. Hospitals

Released: 09/03/2012
"Triple Threat" Approach Can Slash Risk of Life-Threatening Central Line Infections in Children with Cancer

Released: 08/28/2012
Johns Hopkins' Armstrong Institute Receives $8.9 Million Patient Safety Grant

Released: 08/27/2012
Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Team Finds "Fatal Flaws" in the ICU May Account for as Many Deaths as Breast Cancer

Released: 07/30/2012
Pilot Program Slashes Colorectal Surgical Site Infections by 33 Percent

Released: 04/25/2012
Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Expert Peter Pronovost Wins Dual National Honors

Released: 03/27/2012
Study Shows Reducing Breath Size and Pressure from ICU Ventilator Increases Long-Term Survival in People with Acute Lung Injury

Released: 03/16/2012
Public Disclosure of Hospital Infection Rates Vary by State

Released: 03/14/2012
Armstrong Institute and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company to Collaborate on Enhancing Patient Safety

Released: 12/14/2011
Johns Hopkins Collaborates with Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Generation ICU

Released: 12/09/2011
Long-Lasting Depressive Symptoms, Physical Impairment Often Follow ICU Stays

Released: 11/16/2011
Hospital Readmissions After Colon Surgery Common, Costly - and Preventable

Released: 11/02/2011
Armstrong Institute Awarded $10 Million Contract to Reduce Surgical Infections

Released: 08/25/2011
Temporary Staff Poses Increased Safety Risk to Patients

Released: 08/22/2011
Program Reduces Infections, Saves Lives and Money

Released: 06/20/2011
Surgical Complications 12 Times More Likely in Obese Patients

Released: 06/16/2011
Rating Hospital Quality Means Asking the Right Questions, Experts Say

Released: 06/07/2011
Pronovost Named Director of New Hopkins Patient Safety Institute

Released: 05/26/2011
Johns Hopkins Establishes Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality