Partnerships in neonatal care: a model in reverse neonatal transport.
An agreement between a pediatric tertiary-care center and a community hospital provides a model of a program that has facilitated appropriate, cost-effective, high-quality care for high-risk neonates through reverse transport. This agreement has established trust between the professionals at both hospitals, increased communications to ensure continuity of care and psychosocial support for families, and obtained supplemental financial resources for families of high-risk neonates.
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Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
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D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration*