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February 13, 2013
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) was recently awarded $77,980 by the Michigan Chapter of the March of Dimes to facilitate perinatal regionalization efforts in Michigan. Implementation of a Regional Perinatal System is one of eight strategies outlined in the Michigan Infant Mortality Reduction Plan released in Aug. 2012.
"The March of Dimes is a strong advocate of perinatal regionalization, and their support is critical in our effort to reduce and improve Michigan's infant mortality rates," said James K. Haveman, Director of the MDCH. "We are grateful for this opportunity and are eager to begin the two important projects that are being made possible by this grant."
The grant will be used in two different projects that support perinatal regionalization efforts. In the rural northern Lower Peninsula, the funding will help to launch a telemedicine initiative that connects at-risk pregnant women with a maternal-fetal medicine specialist.
"This is a wonderful opportunity to improve critical high risk obstetric services out of Mercy Hospital in Cadillac," said Kathy Garthe, Vice President Regional system Development and Corporate Communication at Munson Medical Center and Munson Health Care. "The use of telemedicine will facilitate the development and test piloting of a new delivery model and help establish a maternal fetal monitoring outpatient clinic in Cadillac, which can help to reduce preterm births in our area."
Additionally, MDCH will use the March of Dimes grant to develop a regional perinatal coordinated system of care in the city of Detroit and the suburbs of Wayne County. Key stakeholders from area birth hospitals, community agencies, local health departments and MDCH will form a leadership team. This team will develop a plan to implement the Michigan Perinatal Guidelines to build a structure of relationships and processes linking current institutions in the Wayne County area that will work together to address the needs in the area.
For more information about infant mortality in Michigan, as well as to download a copy of the Michigan Infant Mortality Reduction Plan, visit www.michigan.gov/mdch. For more information about the March of Dimes efforts to reduce prematurity visit www.marchofdimes.com.
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