Ochsner Hospital for Children Receives CHA Pediatric Quality Award

Ochsner Hospital for Children was honored with the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) Pediatric Quality Award at the 2018 Quality & Safety in Children’s Health Conference. The only hospital in Louisiana to be recognized by (CHA), Ochsner Hospital for Children was honored in the category of Patient Safety and Reduction of Harm as the top example based on 110 submissions from 60 children’s hospitals across the country. The Pediatric Quality Awards (PQA) honor and share best practices for pediatric improvement initiatives that can be replicated to achieve positive results in children’s hospitals.

Every two years, CHA member hospitals submit their improvement projects that have made a big impact in patient safety, financial performance and hospital culture. An expert panel of peers and international health care experts select the winners.

Ochsner Hospital for Children was honored for their efforts to promote safe patient care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The project showcased the team’s efforts to reduce unplanned extubation, a serious adverse event which has the potential to cause severe complications and increase the length of time a child has to stay in the hospital. Over a three-year period, the team adjusted training and protocols to incorporate the latest science available, and developed innovative techniques to prevent this problem from occurring. At the conclusion of the three-year period, outcomes were greatly improved. Patients and the hospital experienced significant savings and children spent 43 fewer days in the hospital.

03/20/2018