Central Ohio Hospital Council

“The president reviews the form 990 prior to authorizing its submission.”

“A compensation committee of the board meets annually to review competing compensation data from other organization's form 990s and evaluate the performance of the executive director.”

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“Supported sudden infant mortality reduction initiatives in coordination with celebrateone by implementing strategies around low-birth weight babies, educating parents on safe sleep practices, breastfeeding, and tobacco, and drug cessation. Assisted hospitals with educating parents on the city's tobacco cessation initiative, whereby post-partum women are screened for tobacco use and referred to tobacco free families. Referred pregnant women to the columbus department of public health for tobacco cessation counseling. Distribute monthly referral data to birthing units and hold quarterly improvement check-in calls. Assisted hospitals in ensuring that pregnant women at risk of delivering a very low birth weight infants deliver at facilities with higher volumes. Assisted hospitals with implementing an initiative to universally test women who deliver a baby for use of opiates and other drugs. Coordinate with adamh and franklin county children's services to develop consistent patient education materials for parents and a streamlined system to refer women to treatment and to fccs. Tracked the percentage of parents viewing an educational video on safe sleep, breastfeeding, and in-home tobacco use prior to discharge. Assessed if pregnant women have legal issues, such as evictions, safe housing, and access to benefits that can affect healthy outcomes, and referred them to columbus legal aid society. Develop a campaign that educates front-line staff to complete five tasks for every discharge from maternity unit/nicu: 1. Screen for a crib in the home, 2. Show education safe sleep video, 3. Provide take home door hanger, 4. Provide sleep sack and corresponding education, and 5. Send post discharge message via mychart.”

“Funding psychiatric crisis and emergency services for 3 city hospitals for overtime and retention of physicians and behavior health clinicians. Increase regional access to a full continuum of quality behavioral health and addiction services by optimizing the impact of the new psychiatric crisis care center and strengthening linkages with community mental health providers - franklin county crisis care center, co-chair crisis care community advisory council, responsible for advising adamh and ri international through the opening of the crisis center. Ensure publicly facing dashboard under development includes metric important to hospitals (i.e. Reduction in ed utilization). Facilitate education opportunities between ri international and hospital personnel (i.e. Ed staff, psych unit managers) ahead of crisis center opening to promote understanding of center's services and protocols for admissions and transfers.”

“Collaborate with member health systems and other partners to create and implement solutions to improve recruitment, retention and training of the region's healthcare workforce. Educating and assisting hospitals in monitoring and reducing levels of opiate prescribed for a variety of procedures. Work with community to provide overdose education and prevention programs. Assisted hospitals in identifying translation and language needs in central ohio and developing translated materials to meet local needs in conjunction with federal grants. Provided free resources through www.healthinfotranslation.org to help patients access healthcare related information in 15 different languages. Miscellaneous projects in development for relevant issues impacting the health and wellness of central ohioans and the efforts of the hospital systems in addressing them.”

“Payroll fee 0 7,068 0 project services 217,785 0 0 professional service 81,175 0 0 professional service 640 2,620 0 total 299,600 9,688 0”

“Accrual to cash adjustment 21,094”