Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Homeward Bound Initiative
Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) families are often overwhelmed by the discharge process. Their anxiety can inhibit learning and contribute to poor infant outcomes and increased healthcare utilization after discharge. The quality of the discharge preparation is the strongest predictor of discharge readiness, so NICUs must develop excellent discharge preparation programs.
Comprehensive discharge preparation for new parents of fragile special-needs newborns is invaluable. It includes educating, equipping, addressing health-related social needs, and arranging necessary infant healthcare and support services. This leads to efficient NICU discharge, improved caregiver satisfaction, and better family-centered care.
Homeward Bound is FPQC’s next NICU quality improvement initiative and will launch in October 2023. The initiative will focus on promoting the successful discharge and transition of the NICU baby to home by focusing on three Key Drivers:
- Family engagement and preparedness
- Health Related Social Needs (HRSN)
- Transfer and coordination of care
Homeward Bound was developed based on recently published interdisciplinary guidelines on NICU discharge preparation and transition planning. The initiative’s programs, trainings, materials, and data tracking will be available in a toolkit form with an accompanying toolbox for our initiative hospitals.
New Resource! Actionable Strategies for Addressing Trauma-Informed Care in the NICU
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Resources for the Homeward Bound Initiative are available at our Toolbox!
FPQC Key Resources
FPQC Data Resources
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Mid-Initiative Meeting - September 11, 2024
- Welcome
- Transformative Caregiving in the NICU: Trauma-Informed, Age-Appropriate Care (Mary Coughlin, MS, NNP-NCC-E, Caring Essentials Collaborative, LLC)
- Data Presentation
- Trauma-Informed Care in the NICU: Actionable Strategies
- Pearls and Key Takeaways from You!
Data Webinar - October 24, 2023
Kickoff Meeting - October 18, 2023
- Welcome
- A Comprehensive Approach to Discharge Planning(Vincent Smith, MD, MPH, Boston University)
- Initiative Overview
- Driver #1: Family Engagement and Partnership
- Driver #2: Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN)
- Driver #3: Transfer and Coordination of Care
- Data Measurement Overview
- Getting Started
- Highlights from the Day
Informational Webinar - August 17, 2023
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- AdventHealth Altamonte
- AdventHealth for Children
- AdventHealth Celebration
- AdventHealth Ocala
- AdventHealth Tampa
- AdventHealth Winter Park Medical Center
- Baptist Hospital of Miami
- Broward Health
- Broward Health Coral Springs
- Broward Health Medical Center / Salah Foundation Children's Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic North Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital
- Halifax Health
- HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital
- HCA Florida Mercy Hospital
- HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
- HCA Florida Northwest Hospital
- HCA Florida Palms West Hospital
- HCA Florida Osceola Hospital
- HCA Florida University Hospital
- Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
- Holtz Children’s Hospital
- Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
- Jupiter Medical Center
- Lakeland Regional Health
- Mease Countryside Hospital
- Memorial Miramar
- Morton Plant Hospital
- Mt. Sinai Medical Center
- Nemours Children’s Hospital
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- South Miami Hospital
- St. Joseph's South Hospital
- St. Joseph's Children's Hospital
- St. Mary’s Medical Center
- Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart
- Studer Family Children’s Hospital (Pensacola)
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
- Tampa General Hospital
- UF Health Gainesville
- UF Health Jacksonville
- Wellington Regional
- West Boca Medical Center
- Winter Haven Women's Hospital