New Jersey — State Partnership

Author(s)/Presenter(s)

Anna K. Sessa, Marc Auerbach, Victoria Barnes, Eric Hicken, Marc Minkler, Megan Petrucelli, Merrill Pine, Carolina Roberts-Santana

Abstract/Description

Objectives: Minimize morbidity and mortality of acutely ill and injured children in the Northeast region across the care continuum: recognize ED pediatric care using NPRA score and PECC; promote future pediatric improvement efforts; positively reinforce improvement efforts; drive QI with regional approach, friendly competition; bolster PECC network to support QI efforts; improve states’ Performance Measure EMSC04.
Collaborate in order to: distribute work and cost to create programmatic materials; glean additional stakeholder involvement; unify to improve continuum of care across state borders; strengthen regional collaborations.

Keywords

facility recognition; regional

Author(s)/Presenter(s)

Alfred Sacchetti, Nancy Kelly-Goodstein, Robert Sweeney, Eric Hicken, Michael Gerardi

Abstract/Description

Identification of specific facilities within a community for the emergency department (ED) treatment of children is a traditional component of Emergency Medical Services for Children systems. In such models, these Emergency Departments Approved for Pediatrics are the preferred EDs to receive patients from Emergency Medical Services providers. This article examines an alternative model developed in New Jersey in which every ED in the state is required by regulation to meet the standards of a traditional Emergency Departments Approved for Pediatrics. The New Jersey model leads to more accessible care and more rapid stabilization of children regardless of their mode of delivery to the ED.