Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville Receives “BEST for Babies” Award
1/20/2020
The Tennessee Department of Health and the Tennessee Hospital Association recently recognized Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville with its’ BEST for Babies Award for the hospitals efforts to reduce infant deaths in Tennessee. The BEST award stands for breastfeeding, early elective delivery reduction and safe sleep for Tennessee babies. TDH has partnered with Tennessee birthing hospitals since 2014 to promote safe sleep for infants and help give Tennessee babies a great start to life.
“The BEST award recognizes birthing hospitals for their dedication, hard work and success across multiple areas to improve the health of Tennessee mothers and their babies,” said Tennessee Hospital Association President and CEO Wendy Long, MD. “The criteria are
challenging and we encourage all birthing hospitals to continue to strive to meet these standards to be designated as BEST for babies.”
Hospitals must meet the following criteria to receive the BEST Award:
- Breastfeeding – Earn baby-friendly designation, have an increase of five percent in
breastfeeding initiation rate from 2017 to 2018 or have a breastfeeding initiation rate of 82 percent or higher.
- Early Elective Delivery - Have an early elective delivery rate of five percent or less for 2018.
- Safe Sleep - Have Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification at a minimum of bronze level or a safe sleep policy meeting current American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines. In addition, hospitals must submit documentation of crib audits averaging a minimum of 90 percent safe cribs.
Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville was one of 18 birthing hospitals to receive the award.
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