New Jersey — State Partnership

New Jersey EMSC State Partnership Grant

Jan. 1, 1992 - Present

Grant Number

H33MC06718

Project Overview

To improve the health and safety of the pediatric population through fiscally responsible and sustainable programs offered throughout the State.
Objective: 1. Develop a standardized inter-facility transfer agreement. 2. Improve the regulatory requirements for on and off-line pediatric medical direction. 3. Identify missing pediatric equipment and ensure this equipment is available on all units. 4. Provide pediatric clinically focused education throughout the State. 5. Improve the current rules for pediatric emergency departments.

Institution

Department of Health, Office of EMS

Main Contact

Eric Hicken, CPM, EMT-P

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Regions

HRSA

EMSC

Atlantic

HPP

NASEMSO

East

Contacts

Name	Role(s)	Phone	Email
Candace Gardner	Project Director	(609) 633-7777	candace.gardner@doh.nj.gov
Eric Hicken, CPM, EMT-P	Program Manager	(609) 376-8753	eric.hicken@doh.nj.gov
Fatima Manzoor	Project Coordinator/Assistant	(609) 376-8713	Fatima.Manzoor@doh.nj.gov
Sonia Rita	FAN

Disseminations

Title	Type	Publication/Event	Published/Presented	Identifier	Details
Always Ready for Children: A Regional Approach to Pediatric Recognition in Pediatric Readiness	Poster	2021 EMSC All Grantee Meeting	2021 Click to view Poster Click to view Presentation		Always Ready for Children: A Regional Approach to Pediatric Recognition in Pediatric Readiness 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
Emergency medical services for children: the New Jersey model	Research Paper/Publication	Pediatric Emergency Care	2012 Abstract	PMID: 22453722 DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31824d8a5e	Emergency medical services for children: the New Jersey model 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. View On Pub Med