Healthcare Safety Unit
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The Healthcare Safety Unit at the Texas Department of State Health Services began in 2010, with the adoption of mandatory healthcare safety date reporting requirements for healthcare facilities in Texas. As the program expanded and evolved in response to the ever-present need for high quality, safe healthcare in Texas, the Healthcare Safety Unit was established.
Our Mission
The Healthcare Safety Unit (HSU) was created to protect Texans from infectious diseases and harmful events in healthcare. HSU is responsible for mandated and timely healthcare infection control and preventable adverse event response, reporting, and record-keeping to improve patient outcomes and reduce expenditures. Facilities under HSU’s purview include all Texas adult and pediatric hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, long-term and acute care facilities, dental and dialysis clinics.