ACMC ACH Nursery Alliance

Proud Member of the Arkansas Children’s Nursery AllianceACH ACMC Nursery Alliance

Ashley County Medical Center is a proud partner of the Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Nursery Alliance. Because Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has the only Arkansas Department of Health-designated Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the state, ACH created the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Nursery Alliance to support newborn nurseries around the state so that more babies can receive expert specialty care close to home in the hospitals where they are born.

As a part of the Nursery Alliance, our Nursery Staff and our two Board-Certified Pediatrician’s coordinates care between neonatologists, nursing, and other clinical staff at ACH’s NICU to help further improve the quality of newborn care.

The Nursery Alliance also provides formal networking and learning opportunities for members in order to improve the health and well-being of babies and their families all over the state. ACMC joined the partnership in June of 2018.

Benefits of membership in the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Nursery Alliance:

  • Coordination of care
  • Shared best practices and protocols
  • Networking
  • Comparative data for benchmarking
  • Improving the health of neonates in local newborn nurseries and communities across the state

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Nursery Alliance?

A group of collaborating hospitals who coordinates care between neonatologist at ACH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and multidisciplinary teams at member hospitals to help further improve the quality of newborn care.

Why was the Nursery Alliance created?

The agreement was part of Arkansas Children’s statewide network of care. It puts into place coordination of care between neonatologists, nursing, and other clinical staff at ACH’s NICU and physicians in member hospitals’ NICUS and newborn nurseries to help further improve the quality of newborn care as measured through outcomes, in particular, infant mortality.

Who are the hospital’s participating in the Alliance?

Conway Regional Health System, Ashley County Medical Center, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Medical Center of South Arkansas, CHI St. Vincent- Hot Springs.

How does the NICU team at Arkansas Children’s Hospital support Nursery Alliance Members?

Multidisciplinary care teams at ACH provide immediate consults to physicians, educational support, quality data review, implementation of best practices in collaboration with ACH, and provide training as needed to help the babies at the member hospital or at ACH get the best care possible.

What do Alliance Members gain from partnership?

Alliance members are able to collaborate together on best practice standards for neonates across Arkansas, as well as staff.