Each month, VON-member hospitals report their mortality and morbidity data (60 items) for each patient to the central office. In return, the office sends to each individual hospital a detailed quarterly report comparing the performance of each individual hospital. As a result, member hospitals have a benchmark of data to compare and each NICU strives to be the best performer among the network hospitals. The Saint Barnabas NICU consistently ranks high in comparison to the other network hospitals. In fact, research shows that babies born at Saint Barnabas Medical Center 17 weeks early have twice the survival rate of those born at other hospital in the Vermont Oxford Network.
In addition to being an active member of VON, the Saint Barnabas NICU has participated in the National-Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Collaborative for Neonatology since 1999. This Collaborative consists of an elite group of 53 VON member hospitals that work closely together to develop potentially better practices using an evidence-based approach. The collaboration helps improve quality of care and the outcomes of survivors.
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