To stay up-to-date on perinatal safety, visit the latest Fast Facts document from the Southern California Patient Safety Collaborative. Now online at www.hasc.org/fact-sheet/fast-facts-13, the document from Track III on Perintal Safety, which includes reducing the frequency of elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks gestation and preventing birth trauma, highlights key topics from the July 17 meeting.

At the most recent Track III meeting, 39 attendees representing 20 hospitals learned about:

• Quantitative Progress – Reaching For Our Goal!
• Physician and Nurse Champions – Eliminating Early Elective Deliveries
• Focus on the Mother: Post-Partum Emergencies
• Patient Safety Culture Survey: 2010 Results and 2012 Opportunities
• Error Prevention: Is Your Program “All In” for 2012?- Chasing Zero Video and Discussion

The next Track III meeting on Perinatal Safety will take place Tuesday, Oct. 23. A perinatal safety webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 12:15 p.m.

SCPSC meetings are presented by HASC, Health Services Advisory Group and the National Health Foundation, and take place at Pacific Palms Conference Resort, Industry Hills.

Partners for Patient Safety First…a California Partnership for Health include:

• Anthem Blue Cross
• The three regional hospital associations of California: Southern California, San Diego & Imperial Counties, and Northern & Central California
• The National Health Foundation