Quality Safety and Risk Prevention Archive — Page 1 of 2

Attendees of the Making Safety Personal Celebration with Tennessee Titans mascot T-Rac. (photo by Donn Jones)
August 28, 2026

Desserts, raffle prizes and T-Rac

The celebration honored safety coaches, Good Catch and Safety Superhero recipients.

Five people pose at a Vanderbilt University event, with three award recipients centered between two senior leaders; one recipient holds a framed Pursuit of Excellence award plaque. Vanderbilt branding, balloons, and star-shaped award displays appear in the background.
November 17, 2025

Award program celebrates improvement work across VUMC

The 2025 QSRP Pursuit of Excellence Awards ceremony was combined with celebration of this year’s honorees of Vanderbilt’s Safety Superhero and Good Catch programs.

Exterior of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital, a red-brick and cream-colored building with a covered entrance and large glass windows. The sign reads “Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital.”
November 15, 2024

Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital achieves ‘Straight A’ safety designation From The Leapfrog Group

This achievement awards VBH the “Straight A” designation, highlighting its continuous commitment to safeguarding patients from preventable harm and enhancing their quality of care.

Young child takes liquid medicine from an oral syringe held by an adult.
October 2, 2024

VUMC awarded PCORI funding to improve antibiotic prescribing for childhood respiratory infections

The pediatric outpatient antibiotic stewardship project is the first implementation project funded at VUMC as part of the PCORI Health Systems Implementation Initiative, which aims to reduce the estimated 17-year gap between evidence publication and clinical application.

The Vanderbilt University Hospital group poses for a photo during the 2nd Annual QSRP Good Catch and Safety Superhero Celebration. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 4, 2024

Celebration honors staff and faculty for modeling safety, quality 

Award winners were honored at the annual celebration hosted by the Office of Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention.

Modern multi-story campus buildings surrounding landscaped gardens, pedestrian paths, and a roadway under a partly cloudy sky.
November 7, 2023

Vanderbilt hospitals land high Leapfrog safety grades

Three Vanderbilt hospitals have been recognized by the Leapfrog group as among the safest in the United States.

Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital (VBH) and Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) all received a fall 2023 safety grade of “A.”