The Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) State Partnership, Texas is a statewide collaborative project funded through the Health Resource and Services Administration’s EMS for Children Program. UMC EMS has stepped up to the unique needs of pediatric patients and continues to serve children with the best care possible.Ībout the EMS for Children State Partnership, Texas “This recognition highlights UMC EMS’ delivery of high-quality emergency medical care for children and our commitment to the community through focused outreach and education provided each year,” said Thomas Moore, Director of UMC EMS. The EMS Recognition Program is a multi-phase recognition program for EMS agencies that wish to establish programs and standards to improve their capabilities to deliver care to pediatrics. It places a spotlight on the delivery of high-quality emergency medical care for children, focusing on the unique needs of critically ill or injured pediatric patients and the challenges faced by EMS professionals in meeting those needs. UMC EMS received the GOLD Level of pediatric care readiness from the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) State Partnership through the EMS Recognition Program. UMC EMS passionately serves the children in our community and has been recognized for it. For details on sources, click here.LUBBOCK, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) - The following is a press release from the UMC Health System: Higher scores indicate more effective communication than lower scores.

Educating patients on the steps they need to take during their recovery at home reduces the chances that a patient will need to be readmitted to the hospital.īased on a scale of zero-100, this number represents a comparison of patients’ perspectives of how effectively this hospital communicated with patients about the help they would need after discharge relative to patients’ perspectives of how effectively other hospitals communicated with their patients. The measure also summarizes how often patients reported that they were given written information about symptoms or health problems to watch for during their recovery. The Communication about Discharge measure summarizes how well the hospital staff communicated with patients about the help they would need at home after leaving the hospital. Patients’ perspectives of care are an important part of patient safety.

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