What is New in the 2026 NPRP Assessment
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This section helps ED teams understand and use the National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Assessment to evaluate their current readiness, track progress, and guide improvement efforts.
Why It Matters: A clear understanding of current Pediatric Readiness allows EDs to identify strengths, uncover gaps, and prioritize actions based on data rather than assumptions.
Key Focus Areas: NPRP Assessment overview, readiness scoring, roles and responsibilities, result interpretation, gap reports, and benchmarking against state and national data.
Who to Engage: Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators (PECCs), ED leadership, quality and patient safety teams, data or analytics staff, and key clinical stakeholders involved in pediatric care.
Getting Started: Key resources are labelled “Pinned.” These are considered foundational. Start with them first.
Summarizes what’s new in the 2026 National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) Assessment. Highlights key updates informed by the revised joint guidelines on pediatric emergency care.
This infographic explains why the assessment matters, who is eligible, how to prepare, and what emergency departments can expect.