Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)

07/28/2026

Today, we're proud to share the release of Safe By Design: Reimagining Health Care Around the Prevention of Harm, a new white paper from the Coalition for Advancing Safer Healthcare (CASH).

Convened by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, CASH brought together more than 100 national leaders in patient safety, healthcare delivery, technology, policy, and patient advocacy to answer a fundamental question:

What if we could build the safest health system possible from scratch?

The result is a bold vision for the future of patient safety. Through the fictional yet realistic Ambition Health System, Safe By Design presents practical recommendations to help boards, executives, clinicians, and policymakers redesign healthcare around the prevention of harm rather than reacting to it.

As artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and workforce challenges reshape health care, now is the time to invest in systems that are designed to keep patients safe.

📖 Read the full report: https://hubs.li/Q04qWgm30

Download Safe By Design, a new white paper outlining a blueprint for health systems to prevent harm through stronger governance, technology, and patient safety.

07/24/2026

"Real safety leadership teaches and exemplifies that the people who run operations are responsible for safety, down to the frontline employee."

Check out this feature on leadership in the Pittsburgh Business Times

Excelling at safety starts with a clear commitment from top leadership that empowers employees to be safety leaders in their own roles.

06/29/2026

It was a pleasure to host Highmark Health President Karen Hanlon and Executive Vice President Dr. Tony Farah at this month's Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative meeting to learn how the health system approaches safety and to share JHF's forthcoming patient safety white paper.

06/03/2026

PRHI hosted national listening sessions to gather feedback on a new White Paper envisioning a future healthcare system designed around patient safety and harm prevention.

PRHI convened national listening sessions to gather feedback on a draft White Paper outlining an “Ambition Health System” designed to prioritize patient safety and guide health system leadership toward safer care practices.

05/28/2026

Congratulations to Susan Friedberg Kalson and JHF and PRHI Board member David Kalson, who were honored by The Branch as the 2026 Krause Award recipients for their leadership, generosity and commitment to a more inclusive Pittsburgh.

05/07/2026

ICYMI: A new Pittsburgh Business Times story highlights how simulation-based training is helping regional health systems reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.

From its earlier days gaining traction with anesthesiologists, simulation is now a mainstay of medical education that helps clinicians across healthcare learn hands-on skills, gain experience and build confidence in a safe, controlled setting before treating patients.

05/06/2026

With early support from JHF, the World Tumor Registry has launched a groundbreaking Breast Cancer Registry to improve diagnostic accuracy and global cancer outcomes.

The World Tumor Registry has launched its Breast Cancer Registry, expanding its global, open-access platform of annotated tumor cases to improve cancer diagnosis, research, and patient outcomes worldwide, with early support from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation.

04/06/2026

PRHI convened national experts and regional health system leaders to advance the work of the Coalition for Advancing Safer Healthcare (CASH) at the board and executive level.

Leaders and national experts explored how governance, data transparency, and system-wide alignment can drive measurable improvements in patient safety and healthcare performance.