Each year, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety host the Allen and Gwendolyn Crouse Memorial Patient Safety Lecture. The lecture offers an opportunity for our caregivers and community members to learn about the latest developments in patient safety and the role that each of us has to play in reducing adverse outcomes for patients and families.
Thank you for joining us at the 6th Annual Allen & Gwendolyn Crouse Patient Safety Lecture.
Twenty years after the Institute of Medicine Report: To Err is Human. Where are we today regarding patient safety? Questions about the lecture? Contact the MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety via email at QSinfo@medstar.net.
Give to the Allen and Gwendolyn Crouse Patient Safety Fund
Please join us in supporting Allen and Gwendolyn Crouse’s lifelong passion for education and to better the vibrant community surrounding MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, where they lived and raised their family.
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Allen and Gwendolyn Crouse
Allen and Gwendolyn Crouse were married in 1951 and resided in Harford County, Maryland, where they raised their eight children. Mr. Crouse worked very hard, throughout his life, to support his family. He left formal schooling after the third grade to take a full-time job in a local factory to help his parents. He went on to build several successful businesses that allowed him to provide for his growing family.
Mr. and Mrs. Crouse placed a high value on education for their children, encouraging each one to attain their full potential. They were very proud of the pioneering work of their son-in-law, Dr. David Mayer, to make health care safer for everyone through education of the next generation of physicians, nurses, therapists, and other professionals. They believed strongly in this work and wanted to see it continue. The lecture series named in their honor is a fitting tribute to their memory and their legacy.
Questions or Comments? Contact the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety via email at QSinfo@medstar.net.