Has the 5 Million Lives Campaign ended?
Though the 5 Million Lives Campaign came to a formal close on December 10, 2008, the support hospitals have come to expect from IHI’s Campaigns will not end. IHI will continue to help hospitals until patients everywhere receive the best care possible, every time. IHI’s next frontier of hospital work is the IHI Improvement Map. Building on many years of hard work in hospitals and the momentum of the 5 Million Lives and 100,000 Lives Campaigns, IHI will now help hospitals improve patient care by focusing on an essential set of process improvements designed to achieve high levels of performance in areas that matter most to patients. The map will make sense of many complex and competing demands, making it possible for hospitals to find reliable routes to success. Organizations can continue to access the rich content and support that was offered in the Campaigns, including How-to Guides, tools, and introductory calls, at no cost, and they will also be able to access new, vibrant forms of su
