Children's National Medical Center
in America, an internationally recognized leader in paediatric health,
is supporting the Nightingale Declaration Campaign. Children’s National
is ranked consistently among the best paediatric hospitals in America
by USNews & World Report.
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Nellie C. Robinson MS, RN
Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer: |
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"The Nightingale Declaration is clearly aligned with our nursing
mission, which is to give voice to children and their families through
community and global health. As we partner to declare 2010 the International Year of the Nurse and
commit to a decade of global health, Children's will continue to
actively seek opportunities to improve the health of our citizens,
especially children. "
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Children's National is one of only eight children’s hospitals to be named in the list of the prestigious Leapfrog Group's 2007 Top Hospitals in America. The listing is based on the most complete, up-to-date survey of hospital quality and safety, undertaken each year by the Leapfrog Group. Children’s National is the only paediatric hospital to be selected from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions in America to receive this designation.
In her statement of support, Nellie C. Robinson, RN, MS, Vice President for Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Children's National, says:
"For more than 130 years, Children's National Medical Center has provided care for children and their families through advocacy, education, research and care. As a proud member of the nursing community, Children's nurses applaud the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health for bringing together the nurses of the world.
"The Nightingale Declaration is clearly aligned with our nursing mission, which is to give voice to children and their families through community and global health. As we partner to declare 2010 the International Year of the Nurse and commit to a decade of global health, Children's will continue to actively seek opportunities to improve the health of our citizens, especially children.
"To be a part of this grassroots-to-global initiative is not only a privilege, but also a testament to the invaluable role of nursing. To that end, it is our great honour to join with you and to make a difference in the future of healthcare and our world."
As Vice President, Nellie Robinson's responsibilities include Nursing Services, Quality Improvement, Case Management, Utilization Management, Social Work, Child Life, Food and Nutrition Services, Chaplaincy, and Children's School Services. Robinson has served as a member of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees.
While on the AHA Board, Robinson served as Trustee liaison to the Maternal and Child Governing Council and an at-large member of the Regional Health Policy Board. She was also a member of the National Taskforce on Quality and Patient Safety.
Robinson received her Master of Science degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore where she was named the most outstanding Graduate Student. She is a Fellow of the Wharton School of Business Program for Nursing Executives.
Robinson has authored a number of articles on Nursing Leadership, and is the author of a chapter entitled "Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: From Theory to Implementation" in the book, entitled, "Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: Transforming Our Future". A noted national speaker, Robinson has received numerous distinguished honours and awards for her work in Nursing and Health Care.
CNMC staff serving at the Uganda Heart Institute in Kampala:
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Sharing skills and exchanging experiences
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Melissa Jones BSN, RN, interacts with a little Ugandan
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Lynda Dattilio, RN, with Jonathon, a patient: over 60 Ugandan children have received life saving care
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The internationally recognized team of paediatric healthcare professionals at Children's National care for more than 360,000 patients each year who come from throughout the region, nation and world.
Serving as an advocate for all children, Children’s National is the largest non-governmental provider of paediatric care in the District of Columbia, providing more than $50 million in uncompensated care.
The vision statement of Children's National states:
We will serve as the voice for the most vulnerable among us: our children.
We will lead the quest to cure some of childhood's most devastating diseases.
We will prepare the nation's future leaders in child health.
We will be the children's hospital against which all others are measured.
In addition, Children's National serves as the regional referral center for paediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well
as neonatology, orthopaedic surgery, neurology, and neurosurgery.
A major global mission of Children's National is to save the lives of children and young adults with life threatening congenital and acquired heart conditions.
With the help of generous donors, they provide treatment for patients in the Washington, DC area and throughout the world who would not otherwise have access to care.
Children's National has formed a strong collaboration with the main teaching hospital in Uganda's capital, Kampala, through six medical missions there. As a result, over 60 children have so far received life saving care.
Children's National team, which consists of physicians and nurses who specialize in Cardiology, plan to return to Uganda, towards the end of this year, to continue to treat and care for these children.
The mission work also includes on-going education and technology donation in order to build a sustainable cardiac surgery centre in Kampala.
The Children's National Medical Center is a Gold Sponsor of the Nightingale Declaration Campaign.
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