Member News Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 1, 2006
PSJMC Joins National Network Of Children's Hospitals
The application by Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center to the National
Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
has been accepted. Provena Saint Joe's who now becomes one of 199
institutions belonging to the nonprofit association, a collective voice
for health systems devoted to the well-being of America's 70 million
children and their families, no matter how sick or how poor.
"We are always working to provide our patients with the best and
most up-to-date services, technology and standards," says Kathy Mikos,
Vice President of Patient Care Services at Provena Saint Joe's. "Our
partnership with the NACHI is another step towards building excellence
for our community."
NACHRI is a not-for-profit membership association of children's
hospitals, large pediatric units of medical centers and related
organizations, including those that specialize in rehabilitative and
long-term care of children with serious chronic or congenital
illnesses. Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center was admitted as a
supporter to NACHRI because its aims and activities fulfill a
commitment to the advocacy of children and children's health.
"Participation in NACHRI offers us a vast communications network
with people who understand children: their needs, their treatment, and
the financing of their care," says Joan Cappelletti, Service Line
Administrator for Provena Saint Joe's. "We look forward to bringing our
leadership and special insights to the association and joining in the
imperative for stronger advocacy on behalf of all children."
"We welcome Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center to the family of
care givers devoted to improving the health of children, and we look
forward to its active involvement," said NACHRI President and CEO
Lawrence A. McAndrews. "Because of their focus on children,
institutions like Provena Saint Joe's are able to identify emerging
trends and problems associated with the health of children."
About NACHRI
Children's hospitals represent approximately three percent of all
hospitals nationwide, but in 2001, they gave more than 6 million days
of inpatient care to more than one million children at an annual cost
of billion. The average children's hospital sees more than a
quarter million children per year on an outpatient basis. With
headquarters on the Virginia side of the Potomac River just across from
the nation's capital, NACHRI's primary roles are advocacy for children
and children's hospitals, public policy analysis, education for its
members and the public and research.
Founded in 1968, NACHRI maintains extensive data on children's
health in general and descriptive data on 199 members and the
conditions they treat. Some of the issues NACHRI addresses include
uninsured children, children dependent on Medicaid, injury prevention,
child abuse and neglect, quality of care, patient safety and seriously
ill children. NACHRI is a pioneer in advancing the concept of
integrated child health care networks.
When fully developed, these networks will make sure that children
get the most appropriate and economical health care from experts who
are trained at centers of excellence and accountable to the public for
children's health and health care.