EMPSF is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2003. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.

Mission
The Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation is dedicated to improving patient safety in emergency medicine. We accomplish this by:

• Developing solutions to the challenges in emergency medicine
• Coordinating data collection to establish benchmarks and process improvement
• Innovating through research and design to create best practices
• Providing education and sharing knowledge, tools, and resources
• Utilizing the expertise of leaders in emergency medicine and patient safety
• Enhancing the receptivity towards a “Just Culture”
• Involving patients and the community in building safety networks
• Establishing methods for patient advocacy

Vision
EMPSF’s vision is to become the think tank of the best and brightest minds in emergency medicine and to be the definitive resource for patient safety information, tools, research, and patient education.

Foundation Origins
In the last decade, emergency departments (EDs) across the nation have emerged as the first line of medical defense, acting as the safety net for America’s insureds and uninsureds alike. The Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation (EMPSF) was formed to identify and respond to the challenges of providing safe, quality health care in the practice of emergency medicine.