Servant leadership and patient safety culture in Ethiopian public hospitals: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare systems continue to grapple with preventable patient safety challenges that require leadership interventions across all levels of operation. Servant leadership has emerged as a promising style for cultivating an organizational culture that promotes patient safety improvement within healthcare settings. This study explored how healthcare managers' servant leadership behaviors contribute to nurturing an organizational culture that boosts patient safety performance in public healthcare settings.

Methods

We conducted a multicenter qualitative case study to explore how healthcare managers' servant leadership nurtures a culture of patient safety in outpatient care settings of three large public sector hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data were collected us

SUBMITTER: Demeke GW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12302600 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature