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P.U.L.S.E. (Persons United Limiting Substandards and Errors in Healthcare).

Wantagh, NY 11793-0353; Pueblo, CO 81005; Palm Harbor, FL 34685.

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- Web Resource
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Approach to Improving Safety
- Patient Education
Target Audience
- Patients
Origin/Sponsor
- United States of America

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PULSE is a nonprofit grassroots organization and support group that works at the community level in several states to improve patient safety. Using real stories, members and participants use their life experiences to educate the community and advocate for a safer health care system.

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