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Impact of a regional infant dispatch center on neonatal mortality

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  • Vogt, J.F.
  • Chan, L.S.
  • Wu, P.Y.K.
  • Hawes, W.E.

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In 1976, a regional Infant Medical Dispatch Center (IMDC) was implemented in Southern California to improve the lives and well-being of the critically ill newborn infants by expediting location of beds in neonatal intensive care units. Comparison of birth weight-specific neonatal mortality rates among 701-2000 grams neonates before and after the program showed a six-fold improvement in hospitals served by the Center over hospitals not served by the Center during the two-year period. From 1975 to 1977, a 43.7 per cent improvement in neonatal mortality among the 701-2000 grams neonates with hyaline membrane disease was observed in the transported infants served by the Infant Medical Dispatch Center as compared to a 22.9 per cent improvement in the group of transported infants not served by an IMDC. Both indicators had consistently shown a marked improvement associated with the IMDC program beyond the improvement of medical sciences over the two years. The data suggest that the improved outcome of the neonates referred by IMDC might be related to the improved efficiency of locating available neonatal intensive care beds.

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  • Vogt, J.F. & Chan, L.S. & Wu, P.Y.K. & Hawes, W.E., 1981. "Impact of a regional infant dispatch center on neonatal mortality," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(6), pages 577-582.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.6.577_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.6.577
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