Cabinet Peaks Medical Center honored for infant safe sleep work
Back row, are Molli Giager-Meyer, Dorothy Smith, Dawna Stenros, Briana Snyder and Katrina Stenros. Front row, are Lynn Kittleson, Kimberlee Rebo, Becky Pickthorn, Becca Orozco and Daniel Mercill. (Courtesy Cabinet Peaks Medical Center)
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center was recently recognized by the Cribs for Kids® National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification program as a “Gold Safe Sleep Hospital,” for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep.
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is committed to reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (ASSB), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and unsafe sleep injuries.
There are currently three levels of certification offered through the Cribs for Kids® National Infant Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program, Bronze, Silver and Gold.
As a nationally certified safe sleep hospital, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is recognized for following the safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), providing training programs for healthcare team members, family caregivers and assisting with providing safe sleep resources.
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center joins hundreds of hospitals across the United States that are certified.
“We welcome Cabinet Peaks Medical Center to this expanding group of committed hospitals. This will have a profound effect on saving babies’ lives,” Judith A. Bannon, Executive Director and Founder for Cribs for Kids®.
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is committed to providing education and resources to every family welcoming a new baby into their household. Education is provided in several different settings, including prenatal classes, post-delivery and community outreach events.
Cabinet Peaks Medical Center has been able to partner with organizations that connect families with safe sleep spaces when needed. Every newborn delivered at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is gifted with a Halo® SleepSack to help make safe sleep easy for every newborn!
“Sleep-Related Death (SRD) results in the loss of more than 3,500 infants every year in the United States,” said Michael H. Goodstein, M.D., Neonatologist and Medical Director of research at Cribs for Kids®. “We know that modeling safe infant sleep in the hospital and providing education to families has a significant effect on infant mortality. Cribs for Kids Hospital Certification Program is designed to recognize those hospitals that are taking an active role in reducing these preventable deaths.”