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Immediate Jeopardy Administrative Penalties 

CDPH issues administrative penalties to hospitals under Health and Safety Code (HSC) section 1280.3 for situations of immediate jeopardy (cases involving a threat of imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm). Penalty amounts range from $25,000 for incidents occurring prior to 2009 to $125,000.

Five Principles of High Reliability Organizations


  1. Preoccupation with Failure
  2. Reluctance to Simplify
  3. Sensitivity to Operations
  4. Commitment to Resilience
  5. Deference to Expertise


Weick and Sutcliffe 2015 Managing the Unexpected. Sustained Performance in a Complex World. Third Edition

CDPH Mission Statement