CHA Recognized as a 2025 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award Recipient

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) has been recognized with the prestigious John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in the National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality category.

The Eisenberg Awards, named in honor of the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, a leading advocate for health care quality improvement, recognize major achievements by individuals and organizations that are improving patient safety and health care quality in innovative and measurable ways.

CHA has been honored for the Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative, a seven-year, 66 hospital initiative that improved sepsis recognition and compliance from 57% to 76.5%, reduced mortality, and advanced equity in care for children nationwide. IPSO created the largest pediatric sepsis dataset to date, with more than 100,000 episodes analyzed. The work generated evidence-based care bundles that help clinicians recognize sepsis sooner and start treatment earlier.

"We are proud of the IPSO Collaborative for their work over the last seven years to reduce pediatric deaths from sepsis. Congratulations to the team on receiving the John M. Eisenberg Award for National Achievement in Patient Safety and Quality; this recognition reflects the dedication of 66 member hospitals that have improved pediatric sepsis outcomes," said Children’s Hospital Association President and CEO Matthew Cook. "This effort has not only advanced best practices, but has saved lives, reducing mortality from 2.2% to 1.5%. On behalf of the Children's Hospital Association, thank you to every hospital and clinician whose work made this achievement possible."

Launched in 2002, the awards honor the late John M. Eisenberg, MD, MBA, former administrator of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. An impassioned advocate for health care quality improvement, Dr. Eisenberg was a founding member of NQF’s board of directors.

CHA was honored in a formal awards presentation at UNIFY™ 2025: Convening for Quality, Joint Commission’s inaugural thought leadership summit in Washington, D.C.

The 2025 winners join more than two decades of influential health care organizations and leaders that have made major strides to improve patient care worthy of an Eisenberg Award. To learn more about the achievements and strategies of each awardee and the history of the program, visit Joint Commission’s website.