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Riley Hospital Tops in Addressing Traumatic Brain Injury
06/05/2009
Riley Hospital for Children named State Lead Center for Indiana - One Lead Center named for each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
INDIANAPOLIS - Riley Hospital for Children has been named the State Lead Center for the state of Indiana by the Sarah Jane Brain Project (SJBP) as part of a national network of healthcare institutions in what is being called the largest collaborative effort in the history of medicine. Riley Hospital, in conjunction with 51 other institutions, will work together to address the number one cause of death and disability for children and young adults in the United States - brain injury.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the financial burden of pediatric brain injury to cost over $12 billion a year, and also reports that for children aged 14 and under, there are 2,685 deaths, 37,000 hospitalizations and 435,000 emergency room visits attributable to traumatic brain injury annually. In addition, the World Health Organization reported that twice as many children suffered a brain injury than received stitches in 2008.
The mission of the SJBP is to create a model system for children suffering from all pediatric acquired brain injuries. And in January 2009, the SJBP brought together more than 60 of the top pediatric neurologists in the country and together, they drafted the first-ever national Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury (PABI) Plan that calls for the development of a seamless, standardized, evidence-based, national system of care universally accessible for all children/young adults and their families regardless of where they live in the country.
An open application period was held for children's hospitals, research universities and other healthcare organizations to apply to become the State Lead Centers in their respective states and implement the PABI Plan. Then, a selection committee consisting of seven well-known brain scientists and rehabilitation experts across the country reviewed the applications and selected one institution in every state, plus one each in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as the institution most capable of being the State Lead Center for their state.
As the State Lead Center, Riley Hospital will be responsible for developing the master plan of acute care for children/young adults with brain injuries in the entire state of Indiana.
Riley Hospital was further designated as the Mid-Central Region's Lead Center for acute care, responsible for leading all the other states in the region consisting of Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
"We are so honored to have Riley Hospital for Children as the State Lead Center for Indiana and as part of this national network of the best healthcare institutions in the country," said Patrick Donohue, SJBP founder. "It is shocking to realize that despite brain injury being the leading killer and disabler of our children, nothing has ever before been done to develop a nationally standardized medical or even an educational plan to address it, and there is very little public awareness exists of pediatric brain injury."
Donohue started the SJBP in October 2007 after his daughter Sarah Jane was shaken by her baby nurse, causing a severe brain injury.
The National PABI Plan will address seven categories of care for each aspect of brain injury treatment - prevention, acute care, rehabilitation, adult transition, rural/telehealth, mild traumatic brain injury and the virtual center - and is estimated to cost $125 million annually to implement across the country.
The SJBP's National Advisory Board made the announcement today at an 11 a.m. press conference on Capital Hill.
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State |
State Lead Center |
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Alabama |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham / The Children's Hospital of Alabama |
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Alaska |
The Children's Hospital at Providence |
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Arizona |
Barrow Neurological Institute / St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center |
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Arkansas |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
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California |
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA |
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Colorado |
University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center / The Children's Hospital |
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Connecticut |
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital |
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Delaware |
Nemours / Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children |
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District of Columbia |
Children's National Medical Center |
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Florida |
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
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Georgia |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
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Hawaii |
Center on Disability Studies at The University of Hawaii |
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Idaho |
Idaho State University / Institute of Rural Health |
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Illinois |
The University of Illinois at Chicago |
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Indiana |
Riley Hospital for Children / Indiana University School of Medicine |
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Iowa |
University of Iowa Children's Hospital / Center for Disabilities and Development and Child Health Specialty Clinics |
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Kansas |
Center for Child Health and Development / University of Kansas Medical Center |
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Kentucky |
University of Kentucky Hospital |
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Louisiana |
Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum |
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Maine |
Maine Institute of Human Genetics and Health |
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Maryland |
Kennedy Krieger Institute |
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Massachusetts |
Children's Hospital of Boston and Harvard Medical School |
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Michigan |
Michigan Public Health Institute and Brain Injury Association of Michigan |
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Minnesota |
Mayo Clinic |
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Mississippi |
Children's Rehabilitation Services / Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children |
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Missouri |
Saint Louis Children's Hospital |
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Montana |
Montana State University Billings / Montana Center on Disabilities |
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Nebraska |
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital |
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Nevada |
Sunrise Children's Hospital |
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New Hampshire |
Dartmouth Medical School |
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New Jersey |
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
University of New Mexico School of Medicine |
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New York |
Mount Sinai |
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North Carolina |
The Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning / University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
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North Dakota |
Awaiting Application |
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Ohio |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State University / Center for Health Sciences |
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Oregon |
Teaching Research Institute and Western Oregon University |
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Pennsylvania |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
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Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico Medical Center / University of Puerto Rico |
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Rhode Island |
Hasbro Children's Hospital Child Protection Program |
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South Carolina |
Medical University of South Carolina |
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South Dakota |
Center for Disabilities / Sanford School of Medicine of The University of South Dakota |
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Tennessee |
University of Tennessee |
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Texas |
Center for BrainHealth / The University of Texas at Dallas |
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Utah |
University of Utah |
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Vermont |
The Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families at the University of Vermont |
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Virginia |
UVA Children's Hospital and Kluge's Children's Rehabilitation Center |
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Washington |
University of Washington / Harborview Medical Center |
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West Virginia |
West Virginia Brain Injury Association |
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Wisconsin |
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
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Wyoming |
Brain Injury Association of Wyoming |
CONTACT:
Margie Smith-Simmons
317.962.4085
msmithsi@clarian.org
About Riley Hospital for Children As one of the nation's leading pediatric hospitals and Indiana's first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 85 years. Each year, Riley Hospital and Riley Hospital at Clarian North serve over 215,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital's partnership with Clarian Health, and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine, makes it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana's children and the premiere source for health-related information for their parents. From simple care associated with the health and wellness of children and less complex specialty care to the most critically-ill and medically complex cases, Riley Hospital for Children is a national leader. Clarian Health operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law. Visit Riley Hospital for Children for more information.