Our Lifesaving Grants
Improving Pediatric Emergency Care One Step at a Time
Since our birth, R Baby Foundation's Granting Committee and Medical Advisory Board have reviewed various proposals submitted by hospitals across the country wishing to improve medical care for infants. To date, eight new grants have been chosen to receive funding, with more proposals being submitted and reviewed every six months. While all focus on pediatric emergency care, the plans seek to improve medical needs across a broad spectrum of areas, including training, equipment, education and communication. Initially these programs are estimated to impact hundreds of thousands of babies a year – with millions affected over time.
The following grants are all different ways to improve emergency health care for infants. They are R Baby's first steps in an ongoing process to evaluate programs and publish materials that will save babies' lives and change the way urgent care for infants is viewed. We look forward to working with the hospitals to raise awareness on the need for better care and will also partner to track the results of each program so we can continue to invest in making our programs as successful as they can be. Our granting cycle will continue to be January and June. Check back soon for updates on grants we've given.
- Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of
New York-Presbyterian » - NYU/Bellevue »
- The Mount Sinai Department of Emergency Medicine »
- Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical »
- Goryeb Children’s Hospital at
Morristown Memorial Hospital » - Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago »
- University of Maryland Hospital for Children at the University of Maryland Medical Center »
- Johns Hopkins Children's Center »
- Yale School of Medicine »
- The Children's Hospital in Aurora, CO »
Thanks to your generous donations!
After just one year, our grants:
- Are improving communications between parents and hospital staff when it matters most — new programs mean immediate access to information and resources during even the most chaotic moments.
- Are driving up the success rates for physicians learning to treat babies who cannot breathe properly through simulation exercises that are doubling success rates among those who go through the training programs.
- Are decreasing the time to diagnose viral infection from one to two weeks to less than three hours — when every minute matters.
- Are helping researchers understand how babies contract viral infections for clearer identification of babies at risk. Even babies without typical symptoms can have life-threatening viruses! Our research is providing important clues to less obvious symptoms, and will enable proper diagnosis and treatment.
- Are paving the way for higher standards of care nationally through development and mandating of guidelines and protocols that will ensure babies in every hospital, ER, ambulance and clinic — whether in big cities, small towns and even rural locations — have access to pediatric specialists and treatments that save lives.
Sharing the Knowledge & Programs
R Baby is proud to announce the creation of R Baby MedExchange — a secure medical community site that will enable our grantees to share their results with hospitals and universities across the country.
