The Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation is dedicated to improving patient safety in America's emergency departments, preventing harm, saving lives! http://www.empsf.org Emergency departments across the nation have emerged as the first line of medical defense, acting as the safety net for America's insured and uninsured alike. The Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation (EMPSF) was formed in 2003 to identify and respond to the challenges of providing safe, quality health care in the practice of Emergency Medicine. What We Do: -Create a forum for learning -Identify patient safety issues and solutions -Create partnerships among providers, patients, & the community to help develop solutions -Foster innovation through research & design to create best practices -Provide education & sharing knowledge, tools, & resources -Establish methods for patient advocacy