Why I took the job? Low HAIs and high flu vaccine compliance!

Dr. Churchwell

Delaware's only children's hospital, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, just announced that Dr. Kevin Churchwell will become chief executive officer in December.  I'm not sure even why I read the article, but what caught my eye was why he said he took the job:

Churchwell said the new (renovation) project was one issue that factored into accepting the job. He also was impressed with the quality of care delivered at duPont, which has low hospital-infection rates compared with other local and national hospitals. It also has high vaccination rates for the flu among its health care workers.

"They have a great safety infrastructure," Churchwell said. "A.I. is a leader in that, and they need to step out and teach other hospitals how it's done. That will make a big difference."

Something is up. Not only is it great that a CEO has HAIs as a major priority, which is hopefully becoming more common, but also that he selected the job based on the quality and safety of the hospital.  Perhaps it's because he's a pediatric critical care doc. Either way, it's pretty cool.


Delaware online announcement