SUNY Downstate Chosen as Site for Center for Care Innovation and Transformation Program
Apr 21, 2011
The Department of Nursing Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University’s
University Hospital at Downstate has been selected as one of 46 sites across the country
– and only seven in New York State – to participate in the 2011-2012 Center for Care
Innovation and Transformation (CCIT) initiative of the American Organization of Nurse
Executives (AONE).
For this project, Nursing Station 71 will serve as the CCIT best practice pilot unit.
NS 71 provides care for medical-surgical neuroscience, epilepsy, and gynecology patients
and their families. Locally, best practices achieved on NS 71 will be tested and disseminated
throughout other UHD medical-surgical units. Nationally, best practices will become
part of the AONE CCIT database and will be posted on the AONE-CCIT website for dissemination
to other CCIT hospitals.
“This represents a major recognition for our Department of Nursing Services,” said Stephen R. Marrone, EdD, RN-BC, CTN-A, deputy nursing director at SUNY Downstate. “The program will help us enhance our professional practice and strengthen our nursing leadership role at the regional and national levels, while achieving our primary goal of improved patient outcomes."
CCIT builds on the tenets of the nationally recognized Transforming Care at Bedside Program, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, which ran from 2003 to 2008. The goal of that effort was to improve quality and patient safety on medical and surgical units. CCIT goes further and will address nurse leaders needs, culture change, and healthcare reform implementation.
CCIT focuses on safety and reliability; care team vitality; patient centeredness; increased value; caring; and transformational leadership. AONE notes that the program will serve as a resource for nurse leaders seeking to transform not only the way they care for patients, but also the culture in which they find themselves working, so that innovation and transformation become a daily pattern.
The Department of Nursing Services’ work with CCIT will build upon the learning and outcomes that have been achieved by participation in the Nursing Leadership Academy, Center for Frontline Nursing Leadership, and the Nurse Executive Center of The Advisory Board Company.
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.