Partnerships in Neonatal Care: A Model in Reverse Neonatal Transport |
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| Authors: | SALLYANN V SCHWAB RN MS SHARON O'DOWD RN BS |
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| Institution: | Sallyann V. Schwab is assistant director, Outreach Education, at Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.;Sharon O'Dowd is director of education at Marion General Hospital, Marion, OH. |
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| Abstract: | 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 financia1 resources for families of high-risk neonates. |
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