Inside Pediatrics Summer 2019

presented to each hospital. The report also details how well each hospital performed compared to Children’s performance standard, and any safety issues are also identified with a proposed plan for improvement. While simulation training is the center of the COACHES Program, the team’s dialogue with community providers doesn’t end with the onsite visit. The team offers feedback about real patients who are transferred to Children’s and assists hospitals in developing policies and acquiring pediatric supplies. “Our goal is to better equip hospitals with the training and tools necessary to ensure quality care of children, and that is a win-win for all parties involved, most importantly the children of Alabama,” Rutledge said. For more information, visit childrensal.org/coaches or email COACHES@childrensal.org. Pictured right, staff at Baptist Medical Center East in Montgomery participate in a COACHES onsite training session in March 2019. Below, from left, COACHES Program Coordinator Kristen Waddell MSN, CRNP, CCRN, COACHES Program Director Chrystal Rutledge, M.D., and COACHES Program Research Coordinator Stacy Gaither, MSN, RN, treat Caleb in the Children’s of Alabama Emergency Department.

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