Amazing Together: HCA and March of Dimes Collaborate to Improve Health of Babies
April 20 2017 - 7:41AM
Business Wire
Partnership will raise up to $3 million for the
March of Dimes
HCA (NYSE: HCA), one of the nation’s leading providers of
obstetric care and a recognized leader in perinatal quality and
safety, and the March of Dimes, the leading nonprofit organization
for pregnancy and baby health, today announced a collaboration on
research, community and educational opportunities to improve the
health of mothers and babies.
As part of the partnership, HCA, which operates 171 hospitals in
20 states and the United Kingdom and is responsible for delivering
nearly 220,000 babies annually, will give $1.5 million to the March
of Dimes over three years. Up to another $1.5 million will be
raised through March of Dimes fundraising events, such as March for
Babies, held by HCA-affiliated hospitals during the next three
years.
“HCA and the March of Dimes share a commitment to improving the
health of babies,” said Stacey D. Stewart, president of the March
of Dimes. “We previously worked with HCA on pioneering research on
preventing unnecessary early deliveries, and we’re excited about
this new partnership. We’re honored that our work with HCA and its
hospitals allows the March of Dimes to serve more families and
communities across the country. Together we’re ensuring that more
babies get a healthy start in life.”
“For nearly 80 years, the March of Dimes has been the leading
organization fighting problems that threaten babies’ health, and
HCA, which was founded nearly 50 years ago, delivers more babies
than any healthcare provider in the country,” said Bruce Moore,
HCA’s president - service line and operations integration. “This is
a natural opportunity for two organizations focused on the health
of babies to work together to have an even greater impact.”
HCA, which has 114 labor and delivery units and treated 33,000
babies in its 89 affiliated neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)
last year, is a recognized leader in research related to the care
of mothers and babies. A study conducted at HCA-affiliated
hospitals found that babies born electively at 39 weeks were four
times less likely to require NICU care compared to babies born
electively at 37 weeks. These findings and other HCA research led
the hospital provider to develop a clinical protocol to reduce
early elective deliveries.
“With the privilege of delivering nearly 220,000 babies a year,
we have a successful history of collaboration with the March of
Dimes in improving health for mothers and babies,” said Dr.
Jonathan Perlin, HCA’s president - clinical services group and
chief medical officer. “Our work together demonstrated the
importance of carrying a pregnancy for a full 39 weeks, whenever
possible, as a means of reducing minor and more serious
complications. With shared goals for the best possible care, we
look forward to working together on a number of important research
questions.”
HCA and its affiliated hospitals will donate $500,000 annually
for the next three years, with HCA employees raising up to an
additional $500,000 each year through community fundraising and
educational activities. For example, HCA hospitals are sponsoring
42 March for Babies events, the March of Dimes’ premier fundraiser,
which are underway now in communities across the country served by
HCA-affiliated hospitals. In addition to the financial support,
fundraising and educational events and clinical research, HCA
hospitals will offer the March of Dimes NICU Family Support®
program. This program provides comfort and educational materials to
families who have a newborn in intensive care as well as
evidence-based training to caregivers to help improve communication
and teamwork with NICU families.
About HCA
Nashville-based HCA is one of the nation's leading providers of
healthcare services, operating 171 locally managed hospitals and
119 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United
Kingdom. With its founding in 1968, HCA created a new model for
hospital care in the United States, using combined resources to
strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused care and improve the
practice of medicine. HCA has conducted a number of clinical
studies, including one that demonstrated that full-term delivery is
healthier than early elective delivery of babies and another that
identified a clinical protocol that can reduce bloodstream
infections by 44 percent. HCA is a learning healthcare system that
uses its more than 27 million annual patient encounters to advance
science, improve patient care and save lives. Please click here to
connect with HCA on social media.
About March of Dimes
The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for
pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies
have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines,
and breakthroughs.
For the latest resources and health information, visit our
websites marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org. To participate in our
annual signature fundraising event, visit marchforbabies.org. If
you have been affected by prematurity or birth defects, visit our
shareyourstory.org community to find comfort and support. For
detailed national, state and local perinatal statistics, visit
peristats.org. You can also find us on Facebook or follow
us on Instagram and Twitter.
All references to “Company” and “HCA” as
used throughout this document refer to HCA Holdings, Inc. and its
affiliates.
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