Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
The Diabetes Program at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital has become a Medicare Certified Diabetes Self-Management Education program through AADE-Accreditation
BALTIMORE, MD (July 29, 2016) — Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital’s (MWPH) Diabetes Education Program was recently accredited by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), a National Accredited Organization (NAO), certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This will allow the children in Maryland with Diabetes increased access to high quality diabetes education services.
Diabetes education is a collaborative
process through which people with or at risk for diabetes gain the
knowledge and skills needed to modify behavior and successfully
self-manage the disease and its related conditions. The program is
comprehensive and taught by diabetes educators who have extensive
training.
The Diabetes Program is offered at both
the Baltimore and Prince George’s County locations of MWPH and education
classes are held quarterly at the Baltimore location.
“I am proud to be a part of a team that
delivers high-quality patient care and diabetes education,” said Program
Director Ellie Kagan, CRNP, CDE. “We use a multi-disciplinary approach
to best meet our patients’ needs. Gaining accreditation means that we
can continue to grow and build our program enabling us to serve more
children and families. We are excited to be recognized as a leader in
the diabetes care community.”
“AADE’s accreditation assures that an
accredited program meets the National Standards for Diabetes
Self-Management Education and Support. Programs that meet this criteria
are considered high quality and have been shown to improve the health
status of the individuals who embrace the education and help to modify
sometimes unhealthy behaviors, or simply provide the education that the
person with diabetes has not previously received” said Leslie E. Kolb,
RN, BSN, MBA, Accreditation Director for the Diabetes Education
Accreditation Program. “Mt. Washington’s diabetes program is exactly
the type of program we envisioned when we set up our accreditation in
2009.”
To make an appointment at either of the hospital’s locations, please see below:Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
1708 W. Rogers Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-367-2222
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital at Prince George’s County Hospital Center
3001 Hospital Dr., 4th Floor
Cheverly, MD 20785
301-618-6974
About Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital: Where Children go to Heal and Grow
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital provides
family-centered, integrated care to children with serious, chronic or
complex medical needs. Since 1922, the hospital has helped children heal
from illness and injury, and now treats more than 8,000 patients each
year. With locations in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County, the
102-bed post-acute hospital is a jointly owned affiliate of the
University of Maryland Medical System and Johns Hopkins Medicine. For
more information, please visit mwph.org.
Contact:
Jill Feinberg
jfeinberg@mwph.org | 410-578-2681
