Archive for August 2021

Today, August 17th, is National Nonprofit Day.  Here is what I found out: August 17, 1894, was when the Tariff Act became law and gave exemptions for charitable institutions and nonprofit organizations. Today, we celebrate National Nonprofit Day by recognizing nonprofits and the impact of their world-changing work in our local communities and on a global…

A recent report out of Ohio’s University Hospitals in Cleveland was that they made a mistake in transplanting a kidney into the wrong patient.  Those of us in the patient safety field are probably not surprised.  What is surprising is that the hospital leadership took full responsibility, admitted the error and apologized. I rarely comment…