Member Pledge
CtSQC members jointly pledge to:
- Work collaboratively and collegially to create a community of learning and continuous process improvement
- Commit to developing and implementing a surgical Quality and Process Improvement program at their institutions
- Work jointly to provide the highest level of safety and quality for all patients
- Respect the confidentiality of patients and Collaborative members
- Conduct themselves with highest levels of integrity
Benefit of the Collaborative
- Through this collaboration all Connecticut Hospitals will participate in quality initiatives to improve quality and lower healthcare costs.
- We have several examples, thus far, which highlight short-term successes in reducing complications in our patient population
- The use of the Surgical Safety Checklist was instituted through a team training program in one of our hospitals to reduce the overall post-surgical complication rate by over 60%
- Surgical Unit Safety Prevention (SUSP)
- Enhanced Reliability After Surgery (ERAS)
- High Reliability
