Hasbro Children’s Hospital selected for national equity initiative

HASBRO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’S pediatric division has been awarded $9,000 from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts for its therapeutic Music on Rounds program. / COURTESY HASBRO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children’s Hospital will join 11 pediatric practices nationwide on an initiative aimed at making health care for children more equitable and family-focused.

Participating facilities will work with the Center for Health Care Strategies on the initiative, which is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Selection for the program was competitive.

During the nine-month effort, participants will focus on adopting anti-racist practices, developing partnerships between families and physicians, and pinpointing family strengths and social needs.

“Our team is extremely proud to have been chosen to participate in this important effort. The health and well-being of children is our top priority and working collaboratively with other select organizations on this initiative will only strengthen our efforts to provide a high-quality family- and patient-centered medical home for children and [youths],” said Dr. Carol Lewis, medical director of Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s pediatric primary care and director of its refugee health program.

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Dr. Olutosin Ojugbele, a general pediatrician, led the hospital’s application process for the joint initiative.

As part of the effort, six family representatives will work with participating sites.

The Center for Health Care Strategies plans to share lessons learned from the program after its conclusion.

“As an academic medical center, we have opportunities to be at the cutting edge of medicine for children through research and through some of our collaborations, such as the Accelerating Child Health Care Transformation,” said Dr. Phyllis Dennery, pediatrician-in-chief and medical director of Hasbro Children’s Hospital. “These important partnerships enable us to do what’s best for kids, which means not only treating the child but advocating for the child.”

Elizabeth Graham is a PBN contributing writer.

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