2025 Community of Human and Organizational Learning 31st Annual Conference

Background: The Children's Hospital's Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network, a collaborative of 150 US and Canadian children's hospitals, aims to eliminate serious harm to patients and employees. Methods: The network facilitates collaborative learning and implementation of safety strategies, more recently to include evolving its approach to incorporate human and organizational performance, Safety II, and resilience engineering. Results: To date, the network has achieved a significant reduction in harm, benefiting approximately 30,000 patients and employees, while also yielding valuable leadership lessons regarding collaborative power, the inclusion of diverse perspectives, and innovation. Conclusion: Multi-organizational collaboration with a shared safety mission can be highly effective; sustained progress necessitates continuous adaptation and integration of modern safety theories.