NRHS Obstetrical Emergency Department is the First in the US to Be Recognized

Norman Regional has been accredited by CIHQ (Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality) as a Center of Excellence for our OBED (Obstetrical Emergency Department) located inside Norman Regional HealthPlex.

This distinction marks the first time a health system has been recognized for its OBED. Norman Regional will now serve as a blueprint across the nation for other health systems hoping to be recognized for their OBED.

"We are very excited and honored to receive this prestigious recognition. From the beginning, we have strived to ensure that our OB Emergency Services provide excellence in practice and serve as a model program for evidenced-based care," stated Annette Troxell, Norman Regional's Director of Women & Children's Services.

Troxell continued, "We now have the validation that our efforts were successful. I am so proud of this team of nurses and OB hospitalists who provide exceptional daily care to the pregnant patients that we serve."

CIHQ officials spent a day evaluating our OBED with over 20 elements required to receive designation as a 'Center of Excellence in Emergency Services.'

We were the first OB Emergency Department in the nation to be surveyed and recognized for this certification.

The arrival of two new Centers of Excellence for our Labor and Delivery department: OBED and Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care, is the culmination of years of committed staff and leadership for maternal care.

Rising maternal morbidity and mortality rates are a problem across the country, and here in Oklahoma, we want to be better than the 40th spot. Certifications raise the bar towards safer patient care by adding accountability and oversight from an outside organization that specializes in best practices and performance improvements that are sustainable over time.

Norman Regional's highly engaged team of maternal, child, and perinatal healers is always ready and eager to meet all our patients' needs.

"Our hope at Norman Regional is that these certifications convey to the public how much we value safe, quality care. We want our current and future patients to be confident in the care provided to them and their growing families," shared Richie Splitt, NRHS CEO, and President.