The Southern California Patient Safety First (PSF) Collaborative held its first of three events for 2015 in February at the Pacific Palms Resort and Conference Center in the City of Industry. A record-setting 193 participants from 76 hospitals attended to review progress toward statewide goals: Reduction in Sepsis Mortality and C. Difficile infections, and Improvement in Perinatal and Surgical Safety.

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An early morning crash between a Metrolink commuter train and a truck on Feb. 25, 2015, created a massive fireball and caused four train cars to derail. Ventura County Medical Center initiated the MCI and polled nine area hospitals that immediately responded with Emergency Department capacity. More than two dozen patients were transported.