The Department of Veterans' Affairs funded the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, to establish a VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. The Center was originally funded for three years in 1999 and has continued to receive funding to the present time. The focus of the center is safe mobility, and two of their goals are the to promote personal freedom and safety for frail elderly and persons with disabilities across the continuum of care and to build a culture of safety to support clinicians in providing safe patient care and working environments.