Door-to-Doc Patient Safety Toolkit | AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange

Door-to-Doc Patient Safety Toolkit | AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange

Featured Case Study: Connecticut Hospital Reduces Emergency Wait Time, Adverse Events Using AHRQ Tools

Bridgeport Hospital, a 383-bed safety net hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut, used two AHRQ tools to improve care. With AHRQ’s Door-to-Doc Patient Safety Toolkit, the hospital reduced emergency department wait times to 21 minutes, while AHRQ’s Safety Attitudes Questionnaire contributed to facilitywide improvements in patient safety culture, leading to an 86 percent decline in serious safety events. Access the Impact Case Study.