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💡One Thing to Know: A risk assessment shouldn't end with a report. 💡

The real value comes from identifying vulnerabilities, prioritizing what needs attention, and taking action. This article explores 3 reasons an office practice risk assessment can help strengthen safety and reduce risk.

📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/4eEnY0s

Heading to LPCA? Let’s Connect. 👋
We’re getting ready for the LPCA 43rd Annual Conference, and we’re looking forward to reconnecting with Louisiana’s FQHC community!

At LHA Trust Funds, we know every FQHC faces its own unique challenges. That’s why we’re heading to LPCA ready to listen, answer questions and have meaningful conversations about the issues impacting your organization.

📅 October 20–23, 2026
📍 Astor Crowne Plaza | New Orleans, LA
📌 Visit us at our booth

If you’re attending, make LHA Trust Funds one of your conference stops. We’d love to connect!

🩺 Primary care is where so much of healthcare begins. 🩺

From preventive care to chronic disease management, primary care teams play a critical role in keeping Louisiana communities healthy. They also navigate complex clinical, operational, and liability risks every day.

At LHA Trust Funds, we understand that no two healthcare organizations face exactly the same challenges. We're here to help our members identify risks, strengthen safety, and protect what matters most.

Ready to be a fully certified HSLP professional? Register online today for testing: https://lhatrustfunds.com/resources-education/hslp-certification

📚 Safety is an ongoing process. 📚

This month, we highlighted clinical excellence, maternal and neonatal care, sepsis prevention, falls prevention, and risk management. Different challenges. One shared goal: safer healthcare.

🏥Explore LHA Trust Funds' educational resources, webinars, toolkits, and other resources designed to help healthcare organizations reduce risk and strengthen safety: https://lhatrustfunds.com/resources

Healthcare Safety & Risk Knowledge Hub Your one-stop shop for information pertinent to improving processes, identifying best practices and reducing risks in your healthcare practice.

🦠 Sepsis awareness starts with prevention. 🦠

Early recognition and timely treatment are critical—but preventing infection in the first place is an important part of reducing sepsis risk.

This Sepsis Awareness Month, explore resources designed to help healthcare teams strengthen prevention practices and support safer patient care.

📚 Explore the Sepsis Prevention Toolkit: https://bit.ly/4fYhhEZ

Sepsis Prevention Toolkit The Sepsis Prevention Toolkit offers recommendations and tools for organizing a sepsis identification program to improve the safety and outcomes of patients.

Fall prevention looks different in behavioral health.⚕️

Patients in behavioral healthcare settings may face unique fall risks related to medications, mobility, cognition, or the care environment.

🎓 Learn more about identifying and addressing these risks with our on-demand Fall Prevention in Behavioral Health webinar.

▶️ Watch now: https://bit.ly/45Rp5EN

Fall Prevention in Behavioral Health When faced with prevention of falls in the behavioral health population, organizations are challenged with identifying the proper tools and deploying appropriate strategies that are effective.  During this presentation we will review various fall risk identification tools, factors that contribute ...

🌟 Meet a Safety Star 🌟

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital didn’t just improve a process—they transformed how sepsis care is delivered.

Through targeted education, enhanced EMR tools, and standardized workflows, their team strengthened SEP-1 bundle compliance in the Emergency Department—surpassing national benchmarks.

But the real impact goes deeper:
✔ Earlier sepsis recognition
✔ Stronger clinical communication
✔ Reliable, repeatable processes that reduce preventable harm

This is what safety innovation looks like in action—sustainable, measurable, and patient-centered.

Your team’s work could inspire the next wave of safer care across Louisiana.

Submit your project: https://lhatrustfunds.com/grants-and-awards/safety-star-award

Fall prevention starts with proactive risk management. 🛡️

Identifying hazards, evaluating processes, and addressing risks before an incident occurs can help create safer environments for patients and healthcare teams.

Looking for resources to strengthen your organization's patient safety efforts?

📚 Explore LHA Trust Funds' Patient Safety Solutions: https://bit.ly/4qELcHV

Patient Safety Solutions | Louisiana | LHA Trust Funds Explore expert-developed patient safety solutions designed to help healthcare providers reduce risk and improve outcomes. Learn more at LHA Trust Funds.

Most risk leadership certifications address general risk or compliance principles. HSLP goes a step further, integrating:

✅ Clinical & workplace safety
✅ Regulatory compliance
✅ Enterprise risk
✅ Medical liability
✅ Cybersecurity

🤔 Curious if certification is right for you? Learn more: https://lhatrustfunds.com/resources-education/hslp-certification