Tag

Texas Tribune: A shrinking number of rural Texas hospitals still deliver babies.

Across Texas, rural hospitals are facing a difficult decision: Whether to continue delivering babies as the number of births falls and the cost of providing the service rises. BY MARISSA EVANS JAN. 17, 2018 Letha Stokes has a “very, very heavy heart” since Medical Arts Hospital ended its labor and delivery services on Dec. 6. The hospital More >>

HHS Now Accepting PAC Membership Applications

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is accepting applications for membership on the Perinatal Advisory Council. The council develops and recommends criteria for hospital designation levels of care capabilities for neonatal and maternal services. Council members serve 3-year terms.  The council meets at least quarterly and needs representatives for the following: One physician specializing More >>

National Neonatal Nurses Day

On Thursday, September 15, TETAF joined with others around the country to celebrate National Neonatal Nurses Day. We are grateful to all the nurses who work tirelessly to help the tiniest Texans. Thank you for all you do!

Perinatal Advisory Council Meeting Dates

Perinatal Advisory Council (PAC) meeting dates for the remainder of 2016 have been announced. All meetings will take place at the Health & Human Services Brown-Heatly Building in Austin. Meeting #3 – May 2, 2016 Meeting #4 – Sept. 20, 2016 Meeting #5 – Oct. 25, 2016 Meeting #6 – Nov. 28, 2016 All meetings are webcast and an More >>

Perinatal Project Update

HB 15, of the 83rd Texas legislative session, created a Perinatal Advisory Council charged with developing and recommending criteria for designating levels of neonatal and maternal care. The primary purpose being to improve neonatal and maternal outcomes in the state of Texas. The process includes making recommendations for specifying the minimum requirements needed to qualify More >>

TETAF Welcomes Holly White, Perinatal Project Manager

Please join TETAF in welcoming Holly White, RN, BSN, CPN to the team as the Perinatal Project Manager. Holly has 18 years experience as a RN and has extensive background in neonatal and pediatric settings, as well as emergency nursing. She has experience working in both a major metropolitan area, as well as a rural hospital in West Texas. More >>

  • “Your physician surveyor was a great mentor and shared a lot of knowledge with our team.”
  • “Incredibly helpful with any questions or concerns we had prior to the survey and always responded in a timely manner to any requests/clarifications we asked for.”
  • “Both the physician and the nurse surveyors were very knowledgeable and able to give immediate feedback.“
  • “The neonatal physician surveyor made us feel very comfortable during the survey and was very patient.“
  • “Our nurse surveyor was very knowledgeable and comforting.”
  • “Great communication.”
  • “Great feedback to aid us in a direction to take in improving our overall program. Great learning opportunity. Recognized our hard work.”
  • “The TETAF team was extremely helpful with any questions we had concerning survey dates, transfer of data, and the survey process.”
  • “The nurse surveyor was energetic, shared her experiences and was friendly.”
  • “The neonatal physician surveyor was very helpful, and gave us ideas to build our
    quality improvement program.”
  • “Your team did a great job with the survey and was very knowledgeable.”
  • “The Texas Perinatal Services team is very knowledgeable and was able to give us immediate feedback.”