; Whereas the data demonstrate a need to work together to determine how we can improve our Nation’s health care outcomes by reducing the occurrence of pressure ulcers/injuries and their significant morbidity and mortality consequences; Whereas the term pressure ulcer has been widely known as pressure injury, decubitus ulcer, bedsore, pressure induced skin damage, skin failure, and pressure sore; Whereas there are approximately 17,000 additional lawsuits each year as a result of pressure ulcers/injuries; Whereas pressure ulcers/injuries are one of the five most prevalent harms experienced by patients; Whereas in long-term acute care settings, 28.2 percent of patients have pressure ulcers/injuries; Whereas in nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, approximately 11 percent of patients have documented pressure ulcers/injuries; Whereas for hospital settings, 4.5 percent of Medicare beneficiaries develop hospital-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries; Whereas more than 1/3 of veterans with a spinal cord injury report pressure ulcers/injuries each year, and those veterans face more than $70,000 in inpatient costs compared to those without; Whereas patients with hospital-acquired pressure ulcers/injuries increase their length of stay from 4.9 to 11.6 days, adding additional health care costs; Whereas these patients are more likely to be discharged to an extended care facility rather than home, and readmitted to a hospital; Whereas the pathology of pressure ulcer/injury formation indicates multiple contributing factors; and Whereas effecting positive change in the prevention and management of patients will require multiple areas of focus including the public, patients, health care professionals, providers, and government: Now, therefore, be it