Central Ohio Hospital Council

Supported sudden infant mortality reduction initiatives in coordination with celebrateone by implementing strategies around low-birth weight babies, educating parents on safe sleep practices, breastfeeding, and tobacco, and drug cessation. Assisted hospitals with educating parents on the city's tobacco cessation initiative, whereby post-partum women are screened for tobacco use and referred to tobacco free families. Referred 256 pregnant women to the columbus department of public health for tobacco cessation counseling. Distribute monthly referral data to birthing units and hold quarterly improvement check-in calls. Assisted hospitals in ensuring that pregnant women at risk of delivering a very low birth weight infants deliver at facilities with higher volumes. Assisted hospitals with implementing an initiative to universally test women who deliver a baby for use of opiates and other drugs. Coordinate with adamh and franklin county children's services to develop consistent patient education materials for parents and a streamlined system to refer women to treatment and to fccs. Trancked the percentage of parents viewing an educational video on safe sleep, breastfeeding, and in-home tobacco use prior to discharge. Assessed if pregnant women have legal issues, such as evictions, safe housing, and access to benefits that can affect healthy outcomes, and referred them to columbus legal aid society.

Provided funds to 3 city hospitals pursuant to a governmental program designed to eliminate low income patient's medical debt by purchasing delinquent medical debt for 1% of face value from collection companies in order to then inform patients the debt has been extinquished.

Funding psychiatric crisis and emergency services for 3 city hospitals for overtime and retention of physicans and behavior health clinicians.

Assisted hospitals in identifying translation and language needs in Central Ohio and developing translated materials to meet local needs in conjunction with federal grants. Provided free resources through www.healthinfotranslation.org to help patients access healthcare related information in 19 different languages. Created a community needs health assessment to provide hospitals with language and strategies to address mental health, addiction, proverty and infant mortality issues that are inclusive and compliant with irs and Ohio guidelines for community health needs assessments. Educating and assisting hospitals in monitoring and reducing levels of opiate prescribed for a variety of procedures. Work with community to provide overdose education and prevention programs.