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Prenatal health initiative wins national award for improving health outcomes of mothers and babies
Centering Healthcare Institute "CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care" program selected as 2010 Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award winner
PHOENIX (January 27, 2010) – Centering Healthcare Institute has been honored by the Premier healthcare alliance with the 18th Annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award for its CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care program, which provides an innovative prenatal group care model now present in more than 300 sites across America. Centering Healthcare Institute last night received the Cares Award and $70,000 for the work it has done to provide care to mothers and babies nationwide.
Sponsored by Premier and its member hospitals, the Cares Award recognizes exemplary efforts by not-for-profit community organizations to improve the health of populations in need. Representatives of the Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) received the Cares Award during Premier's annual Governance Education Conference, January 25-27 in Phoenix.
Since 2001, Centering Healthcare Institute has had the mission "to change the paradigm of health services to a group care model in order to improve the overall health outcomes of mothers and babies across the life cycle." CHI's executive director, Sharon Rising, developed CenteringPregnancy® to bring women out of the exam room into a group setting where they receive basic prenatal checkups, build community with other women, and gain knowledge and skills in pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. Overall, women in this group care experience a 33 percent lower rate of preterm birth, demonstrating a dramatic impact on health outcomes.
"The efforts of these great organizations are making an impact and Premier is thrilled to highlight the amazing work being done," said Susan DeVore, Premier's president and CEO. "Simply, they are transforming the way healthcare is delivered in our communities."
A panel of hospital professionals, as well as health and business industry leaders, selects the winner and five finalists, which all receive cash awards for use in further improving their programs. Winning Cares Award programs are used to spotlight these community-based healthcare initiatives and to assist in replicating best practice programs through the Cares Award Web site.
Following are award finalists, each of which received $24,000 for use in further improving their program:
"The NiteStar Program" of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York,
N.Y. (www.nitestar.org)
NiteStar is a unique and original performing arts peer model,
multi-component school and community health program, built on the belief that a
significant impact on adolescent health is possible only if youth are provided
with accurate, sensitive, and engaging information and skills about health
issues. NiteStar uses age appropriate/culturally sensitive theatrical methods to
empower youth with skills to lead healthier lives. The program also helps
parents and professionals to better understand and communicate more effectively
with young people. The involvement and investment of parents, teachers and local
resources help to create a better community for their children. NiteStar builds
skills, attitudes and resources for young people that can reduce pregnancy,
HIV/STD and sexual victimization among youth in neighborhoods and communities
with some of the highest risks. Over the past 21 years, NiteStar has served more
than 500,000 students, parents and school staff.
Boston's Community Medical Group (www.bcmgweb.org)
Founded in 1988, Boston's Community Medical Group (BCMG) provides
comprehensive care to more than 400 patients with severe physical disabilities
living within one hour of Boston. Conditions include congenital anomalies,
nervous system tumors, neuromuscular disorders, spinal cord injuries, traumatic
brain injuries, cerebral palsy, etc. All participants use wheelchairs for
mobility and rely on personal care attendants or alternatives for assistance
with activities of daily living. BCMG's mission is to provide high quality,
comprehensive primary care in the most efficient and cost-effective manner
possible by reducing barriers to care and establishing a highly personalized
partnership with patients. Cost savings abound from preventing adverse medical
events. BCMG costs rank far below traditional Medicaid fee-for-service plans
that would typically cover these patients.
Every Child Succeeds of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,
Cincinnati (www.everychildsucceeds.org)
Every Child Succeeds (ECS) is a home visitation program helping at-risk families
ensure an optimal start for their young children. ECS provides home visits for
first-time mothers who are young, low-income, single and/or receiving inadequate
prenatal care – factors that tend to put their children at higher risk for
delayed development, inadequate ongoing medical care, abuse, neglect and poor
academic achievement. Home visits start during a mother's pregnancy and continue
through the child's third birthday, allowing for long-term relationship building
and support for all major developmental stages of the child. Since 1999, ECS has
served more than 15,000 families in Greater Cincinnati through more than 300,000
home visits.
Center for Life - CenteringPregnancy® Program, Washington, DC (www.provhosp.org/centerflife.htm)
In June 2007, the Center for Life at Providence Hospital began using the
CenteringPregnancy model of healthcare delivery, which identifies low-risk
maternity patients between 16 and 20 weeks of pregnancy with estimated due dates
within four weeks of each other, inviting them to participate in a group session
format. Pregnant women from vulnerable backgrounds are able to access
healthcare, education and support, which increase healthy birth outcomes. Over
the past two years, 467 women participated in the program. Only 5 percent of
babies were born prematurely compared to the U.S. preterm delivery rate of 12.7
percent and Washington, DC, rate of 15.9 percent. Four percent of the babies
were low birth weight (LBW) compared to the DC LBW rate of 11.1 percent.
Good NEWS for a Better LIFE of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle
and Good NEWS, Azle, Texas (www.texashealth.org/betterlife)
Good NEWS for a Better LIFE was created in 2006 as a product of two programs
serving the well (senior volunteer caregivers providing social support services
such as telephone calls, visits, shopping assistance, minor home repair, yard
work, chore services and transportation to hundreds of other senior citizens)
and the frail (those seniors who need health education, screenings, exercise and
healthcare). Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle and Good NEWS work
together to promote healthy lifestyles and injury prevention while creating
vital lifelines into senior's homes, enabling them to thrive rather than endure
the hardships of isolation. Since 2007, only three people have been discharged
from Good NEWS to a nursing home, with six current participants over the age of
90 living at home independently.
About the Premier Cares Award
Premier has presented the Cares Award annually since 1992, when it was created
by Dr. Monroe E. Trout, former CEO of American Healthcare Systems, one of
Premier's heritage organizations. Having provided over $3 million to over 100
organizations nationwide, the Cares Award winner receives a cash grant of
$70,000, while five runners-up receive $24,000 each. The competition is open to
not-for-profit organizations that have been in existence for more than two
years, are providing creative solutions to health status improvement, can
provide documentation of outcomes and impact on a specific population, and have
programs that can be replicated in other communities.
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About the Premier healthcare alliance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
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Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in
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