Our team is driven by a shared commitment to improving pediatric emergency clinical care. Meet the talented individuals and groups involved in this effort, who are working collaboratively to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and families.
NPRQI Team
Kate Remick, MD, FAAP, FACEP, FAEMS
Executive Director
Dr. Remick is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas at Austin, Co-Director of the National Pediatric Readiness Project, and Executive Lead for the EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center. She is board-certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services. Her primary focus is system-level readiness to support the delivery of high-quality emergency care to children across the healthcare continuum.
Beth Edgerton, MD, MPH, FAAP
Director of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation
Dr. Edgerton brings her experience as the federal lead of EMSC and the National Pediatric Readiness Project. She leads the development of the data dictionary, implementation guides, and strategic partnerships. She has a background in health services research, strategic planning, and data registries. Dr. Edgerton is trained in Pediatrics at Harbor UCLA with a master’s degree in Public Health from UCLA. She also is a previous Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar.
Krystle Bartley, MA
Director, Quality Improvement Initiatives
Krystle Bartley earned a bachelor of science in Psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana and attained her master’s degree at the University of Houston–Clear Lake. Her work in quality improvement began in the Quality & Safety Department at Texas Children’s Hospital. Krystle has expertise in the development and implementation of quality improvement collaboratives specifically focused on pediatric care for the State of Texas and nationally. She has a special niche in developing balanced scorecards using the Delphi process. Her affiliation with EMSC began in 2016 with the launch of the Pediatric Facility Recognition Collaborative and continues today with the targeted work of NPRQI.
Louis Gonzales, MPH, CPPS, CPHQ, LP
Director, Strategic Planning & Operations
Louis Gonzales’ background spans careers in engineering with a focus on systems analysis and improvement, health care quality with emphasis on patient safety, and more than 30 years in emergency medical services as both an EMS practitioner and administrator. He also serves as the Director of Operations for the EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center. Within the NPRQI, he supports operations including website development/maintenance, improvement science support, and planning as well as serving as technical liaison to Clario.
Liza Hinojosa, BS
Senior Program Coordinator
Liza Hinojosa brings over 25 years of experience working with CDC and Health Resources and Services Administration-funded programs. She has knowledge and experience with public health program design, implementation, coordination, and evaluation. Her work with social determinants of health, access to care, health equity, and quality assurance brings a comprehensive and coordinated perspective on program complexities, best practices, and sustainable solutions.
Sanyukta (Sanya) Desai, MD, MSc
Executive Data Strategist
Dr. Desai is a fellowship-trained pediatric hospitalist with experience in clinical research using multicenter and administrative data, including large registries. Throughout her career, she has provided pediatric care at non-children’s hospitals and has experience in partnering with general EDs to improve pediatric care delivery. She has received funding to use registries to study pediatric care in a network of non-children’s hospitals. Her current area of focus is standardizing and improving the interfacility transfer process, with a focus on reducing potentially avoidable transfers.
Andrew Payne
Data Analyst
Yingcho Yuan, MA
Biostatistician
Beverly Swanson, ASBA, BS
Administrative Assistant
Ko Eun Choi, MS, BBA
Data Visualization Analyst
Our team of subject matter experts, quality improvement analysts, and advisory board members collaborate to bring innovative solutions and data-driven insights to the forefront of pediatric care.
Subject Matter Experts
Our core group of subject matter experts serves as advisors to NPRQI activities.
- Libby Alpern, MD, MSCE
- Head of the Division of Emergency Medicine
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Thomas Chun, MD, MPH
- Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Susan Duffy, MD, MPH
- Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Hilary Hewes, MD
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics
- University of Utah School of Medicine
- Aaron R. Jensen, MD, MEd, FACS, FAAP
- Assistant Professor
- UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
- Charles Macias, MD, MPH
- Chief of Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Chief Quality Officer
- University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
- Executive Director of EMS for Children Innovation and Improvement Center
- Bryan McNally, MD, MPH
- Professor of the Department of Emergency Medicine
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Rachel Stanley, MD, MHSA
- Division Chief of Emergency Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Quality Improvement Analytics and Advisory Board
The QIAAB helps ensure alignment of NPRQI priorities with those of their respective organizations.
- JohnMarc Alban, RN, BSN, MS
- Joint Commission
- James Augustine, MD, FACEP
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Isabel Barata, MD, FACEP
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Patricia Buckberg, DNP, CPNP, MSN, CNS
- The Joint Commission
- Eric Chaney
- National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
- Kathleen Donise, MD***
- Lifespan Child Emergency Psychiatric Services, Rhode Island Hospital
- Tricia Elliot, MBA, CPHQ
- Joint Commission
- David Fairbanks, MD, FAAFP
- American College of Family Physicians
- Vera Feuer, MD***
- Pediatric Emergency Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Urgent Care
- Cohen Children’s Hospital
- Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAEMS
- National Pediatric Readiness Project
- Deanna Gillespie, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
- Ally Medical Emergency Department
- Kenneth Gramyk, MD**
- Lake Pend Oreille Emergency Medicine
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Lisa Gray, MHA, BSN, RN, CPN
- Pediatric Trauma Society
- Jennifer Hoffmann, MD***
- Northwestern University Feinberg, School of Medicine
- Sujit Iyer, MD, FAAP
- US Acute Care Solutions
- Steve Jameson, MD, FACEP
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Rural Health
- Stephen Janofsky, MD, FAAP
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Sara Kinsman, MD, Ph.D.
- MSCE Health Resources and Services Administration
- Eileen Klein, MD, MPH ***
- University of Washington
- Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network
- Rebecca Kovack, MSN, MBA, RN, TNS, CEN, CPEN
- Emergency Nurses Association
- Diana Kraus, MBA, BSN, RN, TNS
- HCA Healthcare
- Trauma Services
- Jason Larson, MD**
- Uintah Basin Medical Center
- Evelyn Lyons, MPH, RN
- Illinois EMS for Children State Partnership Program
- Craig Newgard, MD, MPH, FACEP
- EMS for Children Targeted Issues Grantee
- Shilpa Patel, MD, MPH***
- Children’s National Medical Center
- Raina Paul, MD, FAAP
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Annie Relph, RN**
- Moab Regional Hospital, Emergency Nurses Association
- Crissie Richardson, MS, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN
- Premier Emergency Department
- Texas Chapter ENA
- Steven Rogers, MD***
- Connecticut Children’s Hospital
- Sally Snow, BSN, RN, CPEN, FAEN
- National Pediatric Readiness Project
- Kirk Stiffler, MD**
- University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
- Christi Thornhill, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, CP-SANE
- Cook Children’s Health Care System
- Neil Uspal, MD***
- Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Sam Vance, MHA, LP
- Texas EMS for Children State Partnership Program
- Amber Viitanen, MPH
- National Association of State EMS Officials
- Belinda Waters, RN, CEN, CCRN-K
- Nurse Expert
- Ashley Yount, MSN, RN, CPN
- HCA Healthcare
- Bonnie Zima, MD, MPH ***
- UCLA Center for Health Services and Society
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
**Rural Representation
***Behavioral Health Representation
Stakeholder Assembly
The Stakeholder Assembly represents professional societies, accrediting bodies, federal entities, and others working collaboratively to facilitate, promote, and sustain pediatric readiness.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Lindsey Query, MD
- Theresa Walls, MD
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Marc Auerbach, MD, MSci
- Moh Saidinejad, MD, MBA
- American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
- Aaron Jensen, MD, MEd
- Jim Lynch
- Emergency Nurses Association
- Cathy Olson, MSN, RN
- EMS For Children Data Center
- Hilary Hewes, MD
- EMS For Children Innovation and Improvement Center
- Charles Macias, MD, MPH
- Rachel Stanley, MD
- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
- Tahleah Chappel, MS
- HCA Healthcare
- Sue Cadwell, MSN, RN
- Health Resources and Services Administration—EMSC
- Patty Fanflik, PhD
- Sara Kinsman, MD, PHD
- Lorah Ludwig, MA
- Theresa Morrison-Quinata
- Diane Pilkey, RN, MPH
- Indian Health Services
- Ardith Aspaas, RN
- Angela Fallon, MBA, RN
- Darrell LaRoche
- National Association of State EMS Officials
- Joey Scollan, DO
- Elizabeth Weinstein, MD
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—Office of EMS
- Eric Chaney, MS
- Kate Elkins, MPH
- National Rural Health Association
- Brock Slabach, MPH
- Office of Emergency Management Preparedness and Response
- Andrew Garrett, MD, MPH
- Pediatric Trauma Society
- Ann Bacevice, MD
- Public Member, Emergency Medicine Physician Representative
- Taylor McCormick, MD
- Texas EMS for Children State Partnership
- Brian Bassham, MD
- Kathryn Kothari, MD
- Sam Vance, MHA, LP
- US Acute Care Solutions
- Coby Allen, MD