Banner day for 2 West Tennessee Healthcare hospitals; 5-Star recognition received for Perinatal Quality Care

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg

In 2022, Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC) and hospitals from across the state worked to provide optimal cord clamping to every baby born in Tennessee. Optimal cord clamping means that the cord was not clamped until the baby was one minute old.

This project benefits every baby born in Tennessee – term and preterm. But the project was also the first step in providing the best care to Tennessee’s Tiniest Babies. This project, which has a total of five bundles, is aimed at reducing the mortality for infants born at less than or equal to 29.6 weeks gestational age. TIPQC concluded our Optimal Cord Clamping Project* in October 2023, with 26 hospital teams earning banners for their work!

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg were two of Twelve (12) hospitals to achieve a 5-star rating which consisted of active project participation including huddles and coaching calls, monthly outcome and structure data capture, data driven QI work, clinical change implementation, and reaching the state goal of 90% of infants receiving optimal cord clamping.

Five-Star ratings were awarded to:

Ascension St. Thomas Midtown Hospital

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton

Ballad Health Bristol Regional Medical Center

Blount Memorial Hospital

Greeneville Community Hospital

Hardin Medical Center

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital

Niswonger Children’s Hospital

Regional One Health

Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center