Perinatal Safety Initiative press coverage
To protect little bundles of joy ... we should try bundling care processes to
reduce avoidable childbirth injuries; Modern Healthcare; 6/30/08: "Nowhere is
reliable, evidence-based care more important than in the obstetrics suite. Yet
infants in the U.S. experience nearly three birth injuries for every 1,000
deliveries, many of which are preventable. Additionally, the U.S. ranks near the
bottom of industrialized nations in infant mortality. These statistics are
alarming and unacceptable. What's more, long-term implications can be
devastating, causing lifelong disabilities that often end up in court with
enormous liability verdicts. To address this troubling issue, 16 hospitals from
12 states have collaborated with leading perinatal-care experts and the Premier
healthcare alliance. These hospitals – large and small, urban and rural, teaching
and nonteaching – are participating in the Perinatal Safety Initiative, a
project designed to achieve consistent delivery of evidence-based care with the
goal of eliminating preventable birth-related injuries and deaths," Susan DeVore,
Premier chief operating officer.
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National safety effort targets perinatal injuries; American Medical
News; 6/16/08: A group of 16 hospitals last month announced a
collaboration on a 21-month patient safety initiative to eliminate preventable
birth injuries in their facilities, building on the success of an effort
spearheaded by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Improved doctor-nurse
communication and strict adherence to guideline-based care "bundles" can
eliminate preventable birth trauma, project leaders say.
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Hospital staffs train for safe delivery of babies; USA Today;
5/14/08: Annie West began bleeding internally after an emergency Cesarean
section. West, who had just delivered twins, says she might have panicked if she
weren't confident in the doctors and nurses caring for her at Aurora Women's
Pavilion in West Allis, Wis. West's doctors and nurses regularly rehearse how to
handle critical situations, says Claudette Hamm, regional director of women's
health at Aurora Health Care. The hospital is one of 16 leading a new effort,
officially launched today, to reduce birth injuries, says Susan DeVore, chief
operating officer of Premier Inc., a health care alliance that promotes hospital
safety and quality and is coordinating the 21-month campaign.
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