The mission of Region V for Kids is to build on existing foundations in pediatric clinical care and emergency response by enhancing coordination mechanisms and incorporating relevant capabilities at the local, state and regional levels.
The consortium is led by Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and comprised of eight other children's hospitals within the states of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The 9 hospitals include:
- University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital (Cleveland, OH)
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (Cincinnati, OH)
- CS Mott Children’s Hospital/University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH)
- Lurie Children’s Hospital (Chicago, IL)
- Children’s Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
- Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)
- Riley Children’s Hospital (Indianapolis, IN)
The consortium brings together private and public entities (regional healthcare coalitions, emergency medical services, public health and emergency managers) as well as representatives from national organizations (American Academy of Pediatrics, Emergency Nurses Association, American College of Emergency Physicians) to provide a multi-pronged approach to address gaps within the care of children across the disaster cycle spectrum of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery for nearly 12 million children. Each entity in Region V for Kids provides unique local and state level expertise (telemedicine, evidence based clinical guidelines, simulation education, drill scenario expertise and special care units) and have integrated leadership roles within their RHCs. The overall goal of the Region V for Kids is to harness and develop best-practices around disaster preparedness and response to be shared with other children’s and non-children’s hospitals and affiliated entities in the region.