Quality and Safety

The Department of Surgery is committed to improving the quality of surgical care for all patients. Through research and continual quality improvement measures, we strive to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Department of Surgery quality and safety initiatives include the I COUGH program, designed to help patients reduce pulmonary complications after surgery. A paper in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety details a decade of experience with I COUGH.

Many of our faculty participate in research to assess quality of care, and develop and evaluate innovative programs to improve patient outcomes.