Wentworth-Douglass recognized for pediatric care

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (Courtesy photo)

DOVER - Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Emergency Department has earned "pediatric ready" status with Always Ready for Children (ARC), a program focused on creating a regional approach to pediatric care to unify care standards across states and allow for collaborative improvements in pediatric readiness.

Hospitals recognized as being "pediatric ready" by a recognition program scored higher on the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment (NPRA), and the establishment of such recognition programs demonstrated pediatric mortality rates four times lower than other hospitals, according to the ARC program.