Interested in new strategies and protocols to improve perinatal safety? Visit the latest Southern California Patient Safety Collaborative Track III Fast Facts document on Perinatal Safety. This track focuses on reducing the frequency of elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks gestation, and preventing birth trauma.

On Oct. 23, 72 attendees representing 41 hospitals learned about:

• AHRQ Perinatal Patient Safety Culture Survey – 2012 Results
• “T.R.U.S.T. Putting It All Together for Perinatal Safety”
• California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative – Focus on Early Elective Delivery
• 2012 Accomplishments and the 2013 Horizon for Patient Safety First

Team presentations focused on the various approaches of these hospitals in their journey to reduce early elective deliveries. Each one had different lessons learned and strategies to share. Organizations and speakers included:

• Antelope Valley Hospital – Elizabeth Dawodu and Gretchen Donohue
• Citrus Valley Medical Center – Heidi Funk
• Miller Children’s Hospital – Connie von Kohler
• Redlands Community – Maria King and Carolyn Arnold
• St. John’s Health Center – Irena Zuanic and Anne Heffernan

SCPSC meetings are presented by HASC, Health Services Advisory Group and National Health Foundation and take place at Pacific Palms Conference Resort, Industry Hills. Remaining meetings for 2012 include:

Nov. 7 – Track I (HAI Prevention, Sepsis Management & Surgical Care Improvement Project
Nov. 19 – Track III (Perinatal Safety) – webinar
Dec. 4 – Track II (Care Transitions Learning and Action Network & Readmissions Reduction)

Partners for Patient Safety First…a California Partnership for Health include:

• Anthem Blue Cross
• The three regional hospital associations of California: Southern California, San Diego & Imperial Counties, and Northern & Central California
• National Health Foundation

Contact: Julia Slininger
(213) 538-0766, jslininger@hasc.org