Children’s Hospital Association

Gun violence is a public health crisis and we must act now. Today, during Northwell Health's 5th Annual #PreventGunViolence forum, CHA announced our endorsement and investment into a new 5-year public awareness campaign for gun violence prevention led by the Ad Council and a coalition of hospitals and health systems scheduled to launch in January 2025. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e5sGmftG

?? New report! CHA’s report “Screening for Social Drivers of Health: Children’s Hospitals Respond,” in collaboration with Nyoo Health, is now available! This updated resource shares strategies children’s hospitals and health systems have used to implement social drivers of health screenings. Learn how 29 children’s hospitals: ? Screen patients and families for social drivers. ? Respond to positive screens. ? Build community partnerships. ? Improve workflows and referral processes. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/ePSMJYtk

Intermountain Health Primary Children's Hospital serves pediatric patients from the health system's surrounding six states spanning over 600,000 square miles with 30% of patients traveling three hours or more because they can’t get pediatric specialty care closer to home. Read commentary from Dustin Lipson, President, Intermountain Health's Primary Children's Hospital, about the current state of rural health and what children's hospitals can do to overcome rural health challenges: https://lnkd.in/dxVmkw5E

“We recognize that workforce limitations are not just a constraint on our business model but on the health of our populations in the entire region,” said Sally Kraft, MD, MPH, vice president of population health at Dartmouth Health. “We must invest in economic opportunity through workforce to achieve health equity across the region.” The health system deployed initiatives around skill development, community engagement, and external barriers to address these issues and enhance its region’s workforce. “These interconnected issues won’t be solved by any one intervention. You have to start by doing something to begin chipping away at it,” said Carolyn Isabelle, system vice president of talent acquisition and career development. “It’s going to be the cumulative effect of a whole bunch of different interventions and strategies and investments that will help us change the current dynamic.” Learn about their 8 diverse interventions: https://lnkd.in/eJuVhwPf

The IV fluid supply chain has been disrupted by Hurricane Helene and is impacting many hospitals. Many of our children's hospitals are implementing conservation strategies to continue to provide critical care. Read the Pediatric Pandemic Network's Guidelines for Conservation of IV Fluid Bags: https://lnkd.in/eriF2sY6

A person can only provide optimal care for others when they’re properly taking care of themselves. For caregivers in children’s hospitals, that’s more important now than ever. That's why Children's Health created RISE (Resilience, Integrated Ethics, Staff Support and Engagement), a multi-pronged approach to meet their staffs' physical, psychological, and emotional needs. Learn more on #WorldMentalHealthDay: https://lnkd.in/eAExgPxK

News Update ?? Through our collective advocacy, Baxter International Inc. confirmed they're increasing allocations for children's hospitals to 100% effective today. This action is important for children's hospitals to navigate the availability of critical fluids for their patients. ??

We're thrilled to announce that CHA's *Made Possible campaign won PRNEWS Platinum Award for Best Visual Storytelling! Launched in 2023, the *Made Possible campaign celebrates the life-changing care children’s hospitals provide, helping children and their families experience all the #MomentsMadePossible. Thank you to our children's hospitals who have shared patient stories and to our partner LSG for supporting this campaign! Photo (from left to right): Elleni Almandrez, MPS, VP of External Affairs, CHA; Erin Fernandez, MPS, Digital Communications Manager, CHA; Leah Tucker Ferguson, Senior VP, LSG; Paige Mihalik, Director of Advocacy, CHA; and Phillip J. Morris, Partner, LSG. Learn more about the Moments *Made Possible: www.madepossible.org

To become a pediatric nurse requires additional training to provide quality care for preemies, children, and even young adults. During #PediatricNursesWeek, we want to highlight the importance of pediatric nurses including current nurses, new nurses, and teaching nurses joining the health care pipeline. Children’s hospitals’ ability to continue to meet children’s health care needs now and into the future requires innovative approaches to recruit, retain and bolster our current pediatric non-physician workforce, including nurses. Learn more about CHA's recommendations to boost the pediatric nurse pipeline: https://lnkd.in/e22ipWvX

Happy Pediatric Nurses Week!! From holding tiny hands to providing expert care, pediatric nurses are there every step of the way. Not only do they provide specialized care, but they also bring comfort, hope, and joy to the children and families they serve. This week, join us in sharing gratitude for these special health care heroes. ?? This photo submitted to our Photo Collection features Amy and Courtney. 23 years ago, Amy took care of Courtney when she was in the NICU. Today, they're working together in the NICU at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital.