Flushing Hospital Medical Center is excited to announce that it has been officially recognized as a National Bronze Certified Safe Sleep Hospital by Cribs for Kids. The certification program recognizes hospitals that demonstrate a commitment to reducing infant sleep-related deaths through the education and promotion of safe sleep practices.
In order to earn the bronze certification, hospitals need to:
- Develop and maintain a Safe Sleep Policy
- Provide staff working on the units serving infants and children under the age of one year with training on infant safe sleep
- Provide infant safe sleep education to the parents of infants prior to discharge
Judith A. Bannon, Executive Director and Founder of Cribs for Kids wrote, “Flushing Hospital has demonstrated a commitment to community leadership for best practices and education on infant safe sleep.”
“It is important that new parents are educated on how a baby should be placed in the crib and what items should be removed from babies’ sleep space. Being recognized as a Bronze Safe Sleep Hospital reinforces that our hard work has not gone unnoticed,” stated Maria Smilios, Director of Nursing for Perinatal Services.
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