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

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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 facility-wide improvements in patient safety culture, leading to an 86 percent decline in serious safety events. Access the Impact Case Study: https://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201806.html