Perinatal Safety Initiative:
A Collaborative Approach

Prevent birth-related injuries. Join Premier's second Perinatal Safety Initiative today.

We are currently recruiting hospitals to join Premier's second Perinatal Safety Initiative, scheduled to begin in September 2009 with on-site hospital assessment visits. For more information, contact Kathy Connolly, Principal of Women's Services at 704.733.5096 or kathy_connolly@premierinc.com.

Improving outcomes for healthy beginnings

Birth injuries take an emotional and financial toll on families and create operational and clinical stressors on healthcare institutions. While the answers to why some birth injuries occur elude us, the power to significantly improve outcomes is in our hands.

Led by healthcare experts, including obstetricians, nurses, clinical engineers and professionals certified in quality and healthcare risk management, Premier Consulting Solutions and Premier Insurance Management Services facilitate this vital initiative encouraging organizations to:

Performance improvement opportunities

Onsite assessment of the hospital labor and delivery unit will identify performance improvement opportunities in the areas of:

Analysis and performance reports are provided quarterly to hospital leadership and improvement teams which illustrate strengths and areas
for improvement. Analysis is based upon:

Knowledge sharing and benchmarking with a dedicated Web site for participating hospitals:

Critical resources for success:

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