Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative (PRHI)

12/22/2025

Cyberdyne CEO Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai recently visited Pittsburgh, engaging universities, health care, and industry leaders on exoskeletons, aging-tech, and cross-sector collaborations.

Dr. Sankai's visit built on recent cross-sector international collaboration efforts aligned with his work and broader global trends, which were explored in JHF's recent study tour to Japan.

12/01/2025

PRHI's Board heard updates from the Coalition for Advancing Safer Healthcare (CASH) on scalable patient safety proposals spanning human factors, technology, data, and consumer tools. Work groups are preparing recommendations and a national ROI model, with a white paper due in 2026.

PRHI's CASH coalition presented progress on human-factors, technology, data, and direct-to-consumer safety initiatives, aiming for scalable, ROI-driven systemwide adoption.

11/06/2025

JHF and PRHI mourn the passing of Dr. David Blandino, longtime PRHI Board member and former residency director of family medicine at UPMC Shadyside. May his memory be a blessing.

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10/09/2025

Code Clock was created to improve resuscitation outcomes. After building its first prototype in early 2024, the team won the $10K Patient Safety Technology Challenge prize at University of Utah Health’s 2024 Bench to Bedside competition. We recently spoke with McHale Anderson about what's next for the lifesaving innovation.

Code Clock, created in 2023 by a physician and cardiac ICU nurse, was born out of a shared mission to improve resuscitation outcomes. After building its first prototype in early 2024, which won the $10,000 Patient Safety Technology Challenge prize at University of Utah Health’s Bench to Bedside co...

10/09/2025

Melina Diaz Pellot, is a third-year Internal Medicine resident physician at Allegheny General Hospital and participated in the 2023 Salk Health Activist Fellowship. Learn more about how the fellowship continues to impact her career:

Melina Diaz participated in the 2023 Salk Health Activist Fellowship.

10/07/2025

5 local companies leading safety innovation and driving economic impact in Pittsburgh: Edge Case, Industrial Scientific Corporation, IntelliSafe Analytics, MSA, and WorkVis

Here are snapshots of five local companies that are leading workplace safety innovation, driving economic impact, and further establishing Pittsburgh as a global safety capital.

09/05/2025

✨FELLOWSHIP ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Joyzen C. Ramos, a former JHF Patient Safety and Salk Health Activist Fellow, shares how the fellowships have instilled in her the importance of patient safety and of advocating for patients.

Joyzen Ramos participated in the 2022 Patient Safety and Salk Health Activist Fellowships.

09/04/2025

The Kalogon team, winners of the Patient Safety Technology Challenge Award at SXSW Innovation Awards shares an update on their work to make smart seating more accessible.

We recently caught up with Kalogon’s team about its progress, accomplishments, and future.

09/02/2025

Jewish Healthcare Foundation & PRHI spearhead initiative to revolutionize medical safety nationwide

Six renowned health institutions have united to fill a critical gap in America's health care system, aiming to prevent costly and tragic medical errors.

08/29/2025

PRHI and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation launched the Coalition for Advancing Safer Healthcare (CASH), partnering with leading healthcare organizations to design safer, harm-free health system of the future.

U of U Internal Medicine | Johns Hopkins Medicine | MedStar Health | UC San Diego Health

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation and Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative have launched the Coalition for Advancing Safer Healthcare, partnering with top health systems to design the “Ambition Health System,” a model for preventing medical harm and transforming patient safety nationwide.

07/31/2025

CEO and Co-Founder Stephen Bone provides an update on Crimson Medical Solutions' IV Manager, winner of the Patient Safety Technology Challenge prize at the 2023 NursesKnow event hosted by SONSIEL- Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, & Leaders.

The Jewish Healthcare Foundation advances healthcare innovation, advocacy, collaboration, and education to improve population health.

07/30/2025

Dr. Soojin Jun, a geriatric pharmacist and co-founder of Patients For Patient Safety US, shares how participating in the Salk Health Activist Fellowship influenced her path as an advocate and changemaker. https://hubs.li/Q03zky160