The UAB Regional NICU’s ‘Golden Week Program’, was selected as an honorable mention recipient for a 2017 Gage Award. This is a national award given by the America’s Essential Hospitals. The strategic priorities of America’s Essential Hospitals include identifying and disseminating evidence-based best practices that enhance the quality of care for all – especially vulnerable population. The ‘Golden Week Program’ is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, quality improvement initiative, which was started at the UAB RNICU to improve the overall clinical outcomes of extremely preterm infants. This program was conceived by Charitharth (Vivek) Lal, M.D., Neonatology, who is the Program Director. The ‘Golden Week Program’ core committee includes Colm Travers, M.D. (Fellow Liaison); Kimberly Nichols, RN (Nursing Liaison), Donna Purvis, RN (Nurse Manager) and Susan Roberts, RT (Respiratory Therapist). The award will be accepted by the team at VITAL 2017 – America’s Essential Hospitals annual conference in June in Chicago, IL. UAB RNICU 'Golden Week Program' Receives 2017 Gage Award Honorable Mention
The UAB Regional NICU’s ‘Golden Week Program’, was selected as an honorable mention recipient for a 2017 Gage Award. This is a national award given by the America’s Essential Hospitals. The strategic priorities of America’s Essential Hospitals include identifying and disseminating evidence-based best practices that enhance the quality of care for all – especially vulnerable population. The ‘Golden Week Program’ is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, quality improvement initiative, which was started at the UAB RNICU to improve the overall clinical outcomes of extremely preterm infants. This program was conceived by Charitharth (Vivek) Lal, M.D., Neonatology, who is the Program Director. The ‘Golden Week Program’ core committee includes Colm Travers, M.D. (Fellow Liaison); Kimberly Nichols, RN (Nursing Liaison), Donna Purvis, RN (Nurse Manager) and Susan Roberts, RT (Respiratory Therapist). The award will be accepted by the team at VITAL 2017 – America’s Essential Hospitals annual conference in June in Chicago, IL.