Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation.

11760 Atwood Road, Suite 5, Auburn, CA 95603.

The purpose of the Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation is to identify issues affecting patient safety in the emergency department and develop methods to support the delivery of safe care by physicians, allied health care personnel, and hospitals.

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