Montana — SPROC

Child Ready Montana

June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2021

Grant Number
H3AMC24074
Project Overview
2012-2016: The SPROC grant implemented the Montana Inclusive Model of Pediatric Emergent Care, with plans to: (1) develop a replicable, regionalized system of healthcare to optimize the sharing of resources; (2) facilitate the management and treatment of acutely ill and severely injured children through the use of telemedicine; (3) implement a plan and transfer processes to provide pediatric specialty services for children requiring access to a higher level of service; and (4) improve access to and retrieval of clinical data to support quality improvement initiatives which support safe, timely, efficient, effective, equitable, and patient-centered care.
2016-2021: Building upon the state’s 2012-16 work, the Montana Inclusive Model for Pediatric Emergent Care (MIMPEC) Program, the program worked to develop an accountable, culturally competent, and accessible system of care for pediatric patients across the state that focused on providing the right care at the right time in the right place. The 2016 Child Ready Montana Project will continue the development of systems of care to increase access, pediatric readiness, and strength-based approaches for all children. This is planned through the achievement of the following goals: (1) Expand the state facility recognition program to ensure the pediatric readiness of Montana’s hospitals while ensuring inclusion of children in tribal, territorial, rural, and insular communities; (2) Continue the development of coordinated systems of care to reduce and prevent pediatric morbidity and mortality by increasing timely access to pediatric specialists through established networks and pediatric-specific educational opportunities; (3) Improve the transfer process of pediatric patients to higher levels of care; (4) Establish baseline data reporting processes for healthcare facilities included in the regionalized network; and (5) Improve clinical quality performance metrics for pediatric emergency services in service area/network hospitals.
Institution
Department of Public Health and Human Services, Public Health & Safety Division, EMS & Trauma Systems Program
Award Amount
$1,000,000

Contacts

Name Role(s) Phone Email
Terry Mullins
terence.mullins@mt.gov
Kassie Runsabove
  • Cultural Liason
(406) 238-6216 kassie.runsabove@svh-mt.org
Robin Suzor, AS, BS
  • Program Manager
(406) 444-0901 rsuzor@mt.gov

Products

Title Format Description Published/Revised Availability
Culture of Care Toolkit Toolkit This Toolkit provides resources and training to facilitate the development of cultural competence and humility in one’s self, colleagues, the … 2020 Available Online
Practicing Cultural Sensitivity Webinar 2016 Available Online
Providing Culturally Sensitive Care to Children and Families Webinar This webinar focused on the importance of cultural sensitivity in the provision of care to American Indian children and families, … 2016 Available Online

Disseminations

Title Type Publication/Event Published/Presented Identifier Details
EMSC Child Ready MT Presentation 2019 EMSC All Grantee Meeting 2019
Regionalization of Pediatric Care in Montana Presentation Rocky Mountain Trauma Symposium 2015
Not available
Urban and rural patterns in emergent pediatric transfer: a call for regionalization Research Paper/Publication Journal of Rural Health 2014