EvErything MattErs: inside nationwide children’s | May 2013

In Just Four Years…

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Look at what we’ve accomplished together.

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Facilities

Our offsite locations grew from 46-57

In 2012, we completed America’s largest

pediatric expansion

The new main hospital is the size of 12 footballs fields!

ZERO HEROSM Program

First pediatric institution to aspire to zero preventable harm and set it as a goal.

First health care institution to develop a public preventable harm index. (Other people are using this now too!)

Prevented 500 events of harm

85% reduction in serious safety events

50% reduction in actual harm

Prevented 63 Serious Safety Events

We grew our research funding

Research

29.2%

Recruited 18.5% more principal investigators

from 2010-2012

2012: $83.7 million2009: $64.8 million TOP 10 National

Institute of Health-funded research institute

Wellness

Attracted the largest pediatric focused healthcare innovation award in partnership with Akron Children’s

Asthma-related Emergency Depart-ment visits have decreased more

than 10% since 2009.

$13.1 MILLIONThrough Healthy Neighborhoods,

Healthy Families we have:

improved 92 homes

sold 28 homes

Four years ago we embarked on a strategic effort to create optimal health for every child in our community.

And we are doing just that!

Employee Population Growth

NCH Staff23.8% Growth

Medical Staff 15% Growth

BECAUSE OF YOU

7,241

8,970

981

1,121

20000 4000 6000 8000 10000

2009

2012

1,000,000WE SURPASSED

PATIENT VISITSPER YEAR

Patients Ranked in all categories on USNews’ lists,

including 5 service lines in the top 10.

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nationwide Children’s has achieved some pretty big milestones over the last four years. so we asked a few employees what professional accomplishment they were most proud of. here’s what they had to say.

“i’m proud to be a part of making the transport department more efficient while always looking out for patient safety. i enjoy making patients and their families feel welcome, especially at discharge when i’m the last person they interact with.” –Bryant Scott Transportation Orderly, Transportation Services

“i’ve worked in Environmental services at nationwide Childrens for 23 years. i’m responsible for cleaning the offices and restrooms in The Wexner research Center and i’m proud of how clean and neat the building is – especially the lobby.” –Daniece Hayes Housekeeper, Environmental Services

“One Wednesday evening the payroll system went down. a team of us jumped right in and got the system up and running in about an hour. i’m proud that our teamwork paid off - and everyone got paid that Friday.” –Schon Crouse IS Systems Analyst, Laboratory IS

“i’m most proud of training new volunteers to make sure they’re familiar with the hospital. and at the patient relations desk, i enjoy making the stay for our patient families a little easier.” –Devon Gullett Patient Relations Desk, Patient Care Services

What Are You Most Proud Of?

The Children’s Miracle network hospitals telethon celebrates its 31st year with WBns 10tv on saturday, June 1 and sunday, June 2. tune in to watch the courageous stories of our patients and their families. support the patients and families we serve by calling (614) 460-3800.

Tune in to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital Telethon

“People might not think of a not-for-profit hospital like nationwide Children’s as a hotbed for technology commercialization,” says Matthew McFarland, rPh, PhD, director of the Office of technology Commercialization (OtC) at nationwide Children’s. “But they should. Just like state universities, we make substantial investments in commercialization of new discoveries and create job-producing startup companies.”

recently the OtC hosted a technology showcase, highlighting some of the most promising technologies developed at nationwide Children’s. More than 25 inventions are ripe for investment.

For example, Ent specialists Dr. Kris Jatana and Dr. Charles Elmaraghy have developed a durable, water-resistant tracheostomy collar. By making a few simple modifications to the existing trach collar design including adding soft water-resistant material, these surgeons have created a trach collar that can be customized for infant, pediatric and adult patients. The collar provides a protective barrier for the skin to prevent wounds and contains antimicrobial properties to reduce skin irritations and infections.

and what pediatrician wouldn’t want a more effective tool to retrieve that peanut a kid shoved up his nose? a more user-friendly endoscopic foreign body retrieval device, developed by gi physician Dr. Brendan Boyle and his colleague, Dr. alex green, was specially designed to help clinicians retrieve foreign bodies in significantly less time and with less discomfort over traditional approaches.

“There is a real pipeline here,” says McFarland. “We’re not only innovating clinical tools to help provide safer and better health care. We’re also developing therapeutics, diagnostic biomarkers, software that improves data analysis and models that help study disease.”

twice a year, the OtC offers awards from the technology Development Fund. The award is designed to provide funds to make early inventions both more attractive and less risky to potential licensing or business partners. activities that fall within the scope of this fund include further development of an invention, establishing the proof of concept or validation of the technology, prototype development and pre-clinical or clinical development.

Creative Clinicians Look to Commercialize Discoveries

Do you have any ideas? Visit NationwideChildrens.org/Technology-Commercialization to learn more.

Front: Director of Office of Technology Commercialization Matthew McFarland Back: Senior Licensing Associate Margaret Barkett and Licensing Associate Chalonda R. Handy

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S. • Water-resistant tracheostomy collar • Prototype for a safer, child-resistant spray bottle• More user-friendly endoscopic foreign body retrieval device • Software that improves data analysis

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New Translated Materials Available

Our patient population is diverse. and, 80 percent of the patients who come to nationwide Children’s with limited English proficiency speak spanish or somali. as part of our strategic plan to treat every patient and family with respect, we know it’s important to communicate with families about their child’s health and treatment in the language they’re most comfortable speaking. From October through the end of December 2012, a total of 133 different documents were translated into spanish and somali, including helping hands and other educational materials used to supplement verbal instructions provided by a medical professional. From information about asthma and diabetes to the care of premature infants and more, these translated materials help ensure that our patient families have the information they need to understand their child’s health. Interested in getting these translated materials for your department or clinic? Visit ANCHOR/Interpreter-Services to access the materials on the Translation Hub on SharePoint.

CAP4Kids Offers Resources for Health Care Providers and Families

CaP4Kids helps health care providers and families quickly connect with the resources they need most. From behavioral screening tools to Medicaid resources and lists of low-cost health care resources, Quick Links offers up-to-date, reliable information for health care providers. CaP4Kids’ Parent handouts offer information and resources on everything from bullying and parenting teens to housing and after school programs. and the new CaP4Kids website offers up-to-date information in one easy-to-find location and makes it even easier to print and share information. Looking for reliable information that you can print and share with patient families? Visit CAP4Kids.org/Columbus to learn more.

Mark your calendars for this year’s nurses Week celebration May 6 through 10. in fact, there is so much happening this year, we are kicking things off early on april 29! Visit ANCHOR to view the full schedule of events, including a Town Hall Meeting with Linda Stoverock (April 29, May 2 and 3), Professional Practice Model Quilting (May 10), Legal Presentations (May 6, 8 and 9) and a special presentation from Jim Steffins, a fun fitness coach (May 10).

Celebrate Nurses Week May 6 – 10

Spot Reads April Winners

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTHRoberta Chaney, RN

Gastroenterology

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTHChris Douglas

125 hours of service

NationwideChildrens.org/Inside-Nationwide-Childrens.

To read the story of each winner listed above, visit

Take Your Child to Work Day stecker auditorium was filled laughter on Thursday, april 25 thanks to the 11th annual Bring your son or Daughter to Work Day. The children began their “work day” with breakfast, followed by activity stations, lunch with their parents and stinky U games. visit NationwideChildrens.org/Inside-Nationwide-Childrens to see photos from throughout the day.

NONPROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE

P A I DCOLUMBUS, OH PERMIT NO. 777

nationwide Children’s hospital 700 Children’s DriveColumbus, Ohio 43205-2696

Charlene ThompsonNutrition Services Attendant

When: 10 a.m. Where: 255 Café, 255 E. Main Street

on the SPOT

The 255 Café is a busy place in the morning. And in the middle of it all, Charlene Thompson greets almost every employee by name. A Nutrition Services Attendant at Nationwide Children’s for 14 years, Charlene helps serve 250 meals each day to hungry employees in this off-site location. Whether she’s transporting lunch from main campus or dishing up a serving of scrambled eggs, Charlene does it all with a smile.

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