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Didn't have a chance to take the 2021 national assessment?OR do you want to reassess your emergency department?Take the 2021 NPRP Assessment here. The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a multi-phase quality improvement initiative to …

July 14, 2021 This 30-minute webinar gives an overview of the PWDC and includes Q&A. Download the slides here. To learn more about the collaborative and register, please visit our PECC Workforce Development Collaborative (PWDC) …

The Pediatric Readiness Quality Collaborative has ended. To find resources, view the intervention bundles. Or, join an upcoming collaborative! Aim Statement By April 2020, teams will collectively improve their pediatric readiness scores by 10 points. …

The Telehealth Collaborative has ended. To find resources, view the telehealth toolkit. Or, join an upcoming collaborative! The EMS for Children Innovation and Improvement Center is excited to announce an upcoming HRSA-EMSC sponsored Telehealth Collaborative …

FEATURED RESOURCEChecklist of Essential Pediatric Domains and Considerations for Every Hospital’s Disaster Preparedness PoliciesThis checklist is an update to the original 2014 checklist and seeks to expand its utility. It is intended as a tool …

Children have unique physiological, emotional, and developmental characteristics that require specialized emergency care. Pediatric Readiness is ensuring that every EMS agency and emergency department has the pediatric-specific champions, competencies, policies, equipment, and other resources needed …

The mission of the Targeted Issues (TI) Program is to support strategies to improve the quality of pediatric care delivered in emergency care settings through the implementation of pediatric emergency care research and innovative cross-cutting …

The NPRP Toolkit content is organized by the seven domains of pediatric readiness: Administration and Coordination; Healthcare Provider Competencies; Quality Improvement; Policies and Procedures; Patient Safety; Support Services; and Equipment, Supplies, and Medications. The tools …

The EIIC Disaster Domain seeks to support EMSC grantees and stakeholders to better prepare for disasters in a way that takes the specific needs of children into consideration. We offer a variety of resources and …

Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau's EMSC Program, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) is the first federally funded emergency medicine research network in the United …

The EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center develops education and resources aimed at improving care for acutely ill and injured children. Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAKs) are collections of best practice educational resources designed to …

The EIIC is focused on improving outcomes for children in emergency situations by using improvement science as the basis for our efforts to address known gaps in the US healthcare system. Our aim is to …

The National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) is a national quality improvement initiative co-led by the Health Resources Services Administration’s (HRSA) Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College …

The NPRP assessment includes questions for hospital EDs around: This assessment can only be completed once per ED; we strongly encourage ED nurse managers to review it with their ED leadership before submitting their responses …

This checklist is based on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 2018 joint policy statement “Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department”. Use this tool …

Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Measuring the Influence, Magnifying the ImprovementPECCs are believed to have a positive effect on pediatric prehospital care by ensuring training, education, and resources that establish standards and encourage …

The EMSC Pulse newsletter is a digest of news and activities across the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. Each issue includes a wealth of information about the pediatric emergency medical care community. EMSC Pulse …

May 19 and 20 webinar recordings now available Is your emergency department (ED) or emergency medical services (EMS) agency ready to care for ill and injured children? The National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) focuses on …

An interactive map displaying the Unites States that shows the broadband availability, demographics, and health measures i.e. physician access, diabetes, obesity, poor/fair health, preventable hospitalization, and sick days.

Without the necessary pediatric medical equipment and supplies, healthcare professionals are limited in the quality of care they can provide to our nation’s children. It is thus imperative that prehospital emergency care providers, emergency department …