The forum also provided a valuable opportunity for teams from various Colorado hospitals to network and share strategies. A panel featuring change leaders from Denver Health, Vail Valley, and St. Joseph Hospital offered insights and lessons from their experiences in reducing Cesarean rates. Hospital teams participated in working sessions to define their objectives for the year, identify key factors for Cesarean reduction, and start planning improvements in their labor and delivery units. The event concluded with an awards ceremony, recognizing the exceptional contributions of St. Joe’s Hospital and Banner Northern Colorado Medical Center with the Perinatal Luminary Award for their innovative approaches to enhancing birth safety.
Sustaining Progress: Continuing Efforts of the SOAR Collaborative
Moving forward, the SOAR collaborative will maintain momentum through monthly meetings, data analysis sessions, and quarterly personalized quality improvement coaching. We have an exciting lineup of guest speakers for these meetings, including the Clinical QI Lead from the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative and a Denver-based expert on intermittent auscultation. Through these continued efforts, we aim to significantly increase safe births across Colorado in 2024.