The following press releases feature news about the Armstrong Institute, as well as about the work of faculty affiliated with the institute.
Media Relations Contact Info:
Kim Polyniak
Email: kpolyni1@jhmi.edu
Press Releases
2021 | 2020 | 2019 |2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 20112021
- Released 1/22/2021
Government Leaders Should Not Skip to the Front of the COVID-19 Vaccine Line
- Released 10/12/2020
ASHRM Recognizes Johns Hopkins Medicine VTE Collaborative for the ASHRM 2020 Patient Safety Award - Released 9/9/2020
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine awards $50,000 to 17 organizations through its Diagnostic Quality Improvement Seed Grant Program
2019
- Released 7/11/19
Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Identify Health Conditions Likely to be Misdiagnosed - Released 5/5/19
Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals earned A’s and B’s for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group.
2018
- Released 11/1/18
Johns Hopkins Medicine Hospitals Receive A’s and B’s for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades - Released 3/15/18
A Multimodal Intervention Can Help Developing Nations Reduce One of the Most Common Health Care-Acquired Infections
2017
- Released 5/22/17
Johns Hopkins Study Shows One of the Deadliest Hospital-Acquired Infections Is Preventable - Released 2/6/2017
Johns Hopkins Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Contract in Effort to Improve Surgical Outcomes For Patients
2016
- Released 10/31/16
Johns Hopkins Opens New Center to Reduce Diagnostic Errors - Released 10/18/16
Johns Hopkins Awarded $16 Million Contract in Effort to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing And Fight Superbugs - Released 9/19/16
Ensuring Transparency in Health Care Provider Performance - Released 5/10/16
Public Reporting Measures Fail To Describe the True Safety of Hospitals
2015
- Released 7/29/2015
Hospital Penalties Based on Total Number of Blood Clots May Be Unfairly Imposed, Study Shows - Released 7/7/2015
Johns Hopkins and the Queen’s Health Systems Collaborate to Advance Patient Safety and Quality in Hawaii - Released 6/8/2015
For Safer Care, Simple Steps, Consistently Applied, Yield Substantial Improvements in Colorectal Surgery - Released 6/8/2015
Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Experts Call for Changes in Policy to Reduce Serious, Preventable Safety Harms to Hospitalized Patients - Released 5/18/2015
New Web Resource to Help Patients and Families Understand Johns Hopkins Medicine Quality and Safety Data - Released 4/29/2015
Johns Hopkins Medicine and All Children’s Hospital Leaders Recognized as Top Experts in Patient Safety - Released 4/20/2015
Intensive Care Unit Interventions Developed at Johns Hopkins Sharply Reduce Bloodstream Infections in Abu Dhabi Hospitals - Released 4/17/2015
‘Real-Time’ Feedback and ‘Pay for Performance’ Improve Physician Practice and Hospital Safety - Released 3/3/2015
National Hospital Rating Systems Disagree on Best and Worst Hospitals - Released 1/8/2015
Johns Hopkins Study Finds Early Physical Rehabilitation in the ICU Leads to Better Patient Outcomes - Released 1/7/2015
Physical Recovery in Critically Ill Patients Can Predict Remission of General Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms - Released 1/5/2015
Johns Hopkins Medicine Charts Successful Path for Improving Patient Safety at Large Health Systems
2014
- Released 10/24/2014
CDC Charges Johns Hopkins to Lead Development of Ebola Training Module for Nurses, Physicians and Health Care Workers - Released 9/9/2014
Remodeling Patient Safety - Released 9/4/2014
Three Johns Hopkins Medicine Hospitals Recognized by the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care for Their Commitment to Quality Improvement - Released 8/25/2014
Two Johns Hopkins Leaders Recognized for Shaping Health Care - Released 7/29/2014
Kaiser Permanente, Johns Hopkins Medicine Announce Enhanced Strategic Collaboration - Released 4/3/2014
ER doctors commonly miss more strokes among women, minorities and younger patients - Released 4/2/2014
Longer stay in hospital ICU has lasting impact on quality of life
2013
- Released 10/30/2013
Joint Commission designates three Johns Hopkins Medicine hospitals as 'Top Performers' in Quality and Safety - Released 10/2/2013
Johns Hopkins Awarded $2.1 Million to Improve Post-Hospital Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Released 9/24/2013
Johns Hopkins Awarded $7.3 Million to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - 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
2012
- 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
2011
- 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