Texas Patient Safety Organization (TXPSO) Program
Grant Funding Available for Hospital Under 50 Beds — Don’t Miss Out, Sign Up Today!
The TORCH Foundation has received a grant from the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) to support the Texas Patient Safety Organization (PSO) program for rural and community hospitals in Texas. The purpose of the TXPSO program is to help hospitals and healthcare providers submit and analyze information about incidences in which patients were adversely affected in order to mitigate future adverse events.
The Patient Safety Act of 2005 authorizes the creation of PSOs to improve quality and safety by reducing the incidence of events that adversely affect patients. The law establishes strong Federal confidentiality and privilege protections for information to create a secure environment where healthcare organizations and clinicians can voluntarily report and analyze patient safety data, such as near misses and incidences, to help identify root causes of adverse events, reduce risks, and develop best practices.
Grant funding is available to rural and community hospitals under 50 licensed beds to access the PSO services at no cost (except for a one-time $500 setup fee). Watch for information on a webinar on the PSO program coming soon. To learn more, click here. Sign up today!
2010 TORCH Foundation Silent Auction
Our first Silent Auction, held last year at the TORCH Annual Conference, was a success and allowed us to award four education scholarships and stipends to promising students and rural hospital staff. We hope that this year’s Silent Auction will be even better and will help us expand the TORCH Foundation Scholarship program. Our goal is to provide even more scholarship and stipend opportunities in 2010!
We are now accepting donations for the 2010 TORCH Foundation Silent Auction. We invite you to participate and make a donation. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your support and receive special recognition among our members through this exciting event. We count on your support to make this event successful! Then, join us at the Hotel Inter-Continental at the 2010 TORCH Annual Conference to bid and bid often! The winners will be announced Thursday, April 15th during the evening reception. Please see this form for donation instructions.
This is an important program and we encourage you to participate in its growth!
2009 Education Scholarships and Stipends
The Foundation is pleased to announce that four individuals have been awarded scholarships and stipends for 2009! The purpose of these scholarship opportunities is to support promising individuals who aspire to make a difference in rural healthcare and hospital staff who desire to improve their job performance through continuing education. These awards were made possible by the generous donations and participation in our first Silent Auction held last year during the TORCH Annual Conference. The 2009 recipients are:
Texas MHA Scholarship
Amy Lawler, Texas A&M University
Rural Healthcare Internship Stipend
Matthew Wylie, Summer Internship at Uvalde Memorial Hospital
Continuing Education Stipends
Larry Price, Assistant Administrator, Limestone Medical Center
Helen Ann Dodson, Assisted Manager, D.M. Cogdell Memorial Hospital
These scholarship recipients will be formally recognized in April 2010 at the TORCH Annual Conference 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. We are proud of their achievements and applaud their dedication to rural healthcare. Congratulations to all!
Foundation Annual Report and A Brand New Day Brochure
A Brand New Day brochure: [download pdf].
2009 Foundation Annual Report: [download pdf].
For more information please contact our office.
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