About
The Florida PEDReadyED: Enhancing Pediatric Readiness and Safety in Florida Emergency Departments (EDs), also known as the Florida PEDReadyED Lifeline Program, will expand the capabilities of the established Florida EMS for Children (EMSC) State Partnership Program, administered by the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville. The goal of the Florida PEDReadyED Lifeline Program is to enhance pediatric emergency readiness and safety in Florida EDs with a focus on rural communities. The project will be completed in collaboration with hospitals, EDs, emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, state stakeholder organizations, and families to improve the outcomes of ill and injured children.
Funding Statement and Disclaimer
The Florida PEDReadyED Lifeline Program is supported by the Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association (FMMJUA), Alvin E Smith Partnerships in Improving the Safety of Health Care Services Grant Program (RFA # 2024-01), and the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville Department of Emergency Medicine Division of Emergency Medicine Research.
This project and the contents of the dashboard and website do not represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FMMJUA or the University of Florida.
Objectives
Florida Lifeline Pediatric Readiness Recognition Program
Develop and implement a model voluntary pediatric readiness recognition program for rural EDs using a Communities of Practice stakeholder model
Florida Pediatric, Trauma, and Maternal Services Dashboard
Develop a free access state dashboard of Florida EDs and hospitals with burn, trauma, neonatal, maternal, and pediatric capabilities along with other key variables and information in a geospatial platform
Collaborating Organizations
- Florida College of Emergency Physicians
- Florida Committee on Trauma
- Florida Emergency Nurses Association
- Florida Hospital Association
- Florida Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Network Association
- Participating rural hospitals
- UF GeoPlan Center