TORRANCE, Calif., June 25, 2020 – Torrance Memorial Medical Center was recently recognized by the
National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “level of designation,” for their commitment to best
practices and education on infant safe sleep.
The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program was created by
Cribs for Kids®, the only national infant safe sleep organization. Based in Pittsburgh,
PA, Cribs for kids is dedicated to preventing infant sleep-related deaths
due to accidental suffocation. As a Nationally Certified Safe Sleep Hospital,
Torrance Memorial is recognized for following the safe sleep guidelines
recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and providing
training programs for healthcare team members, and family caregivers.
“Sleep-Related Death (SRD) results in the loss of more than 3,500
infants every year in the U.S.,” said Michael H. Goodstein, M.D.,
neonatologist and medical director of research at Cribs for Kids®.
“We know that modeling safe infant sleep in the hospital and providing
education to families has a significant effect on infant mortality. Cribs
for Kids Hospital Certification Program is designed to recognize those
hospitals that are taking an active role in reducing these preventable
deaths.”
The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program was created in partnership
with leading infant health and safety organizations such as All Baby &
Child, The National Center for the Review & Prevention of Child Deaths,
Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs, Kids in Danger, Children’s
Safety Network, American SIDS Institute, Charlie’s Kids, CJ Foundation
for SIDS, and numerous state American Academy of Pediatric chapters and
health departments.
According to Judith A. Bannon, Executive Director and Founder for Cribs
for Kids®, “The certification program launched in 2015 in Pittsburgh,
PA, home of the Cribs for Kids® national headquarters. Hundreds of
hospitals across the US are certified. We welcome Torrance Memorial to
this expanding group of committed hospitals. This will have a profound
effect on the saving babies’ lives.”
“This effort was spearheaded by the Mother Baby SDM Council who along
with all of maternal child staff and leadership, have dedicated themselves
to ending SIDS in our community," said Leah Romine, RNC-OB, MSN Clinical
Director Maternal Child Health Services at Torrance Memorial Medical Center.
“We are very excited to receive recognition for the great work our
staff does on a daily basis promoting safe sleep by developing policies,
processes, and materials that model safe sleep and aid in educating parents
about safe sleep and the dangers of co-bedding.”
For more information on the Cribs for Kids® National Safe Sleep Hospital
Certification program visit
https://cribsforkids.org/hospitalcertification/
About Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Founded in 1925 by Jared Sidney and Helena Childs Torrance, Torrance Memorial
Medical Center is a 512-bed, nonprofit medical center established to provide
quality health care services predominantly to the residents of the South
Bay, Peninsula and Harbor communities. Torrance Memorial seeks to offer
the most current and effective medical technologies rendered in a compassionate,
caring manner. No longer just a hospital, today Torrance Memorial Medical
Center includes an extensive integrated system of physicians and comprehensive
medical services to provide coordinated communication and continuum of
care. Torrance Memorial is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai under the umbrella
of Cedars-Sinai Health System. Torrance Memorial’s nursing program
has earned coveted Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, which recognizes
nursing excellence. Torrance Memorial Medical Center has once again been
recognized as a Best Hospital for 2019-20 for the eighth straight year by
U.S. News & World Report, placing the hospital in the top 3% in the state. Torrance Memorial moved
up to the position of 12th highest-ranking hospital for overall hospital
quality in the state of California. In addition, Torrance Memorial’s
orthopedic program was included in the national rankings for the first
time at #42. For more information, please visit:
www.TorranceMemorial.org.
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