Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital Joins National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions
Roanoke, VA - January 1, 2008
Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital has been accepted as an associate member of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI).
"Participation in NACHRI offers us a vast communications network with people who understand children: their needs, their treatments and the financing of their care," said Carilion Clinic’s Chair of Pediatrics, Alice Ackerman, M.D. "We look forward to bringing our leadership and special insights to the association and joining in the imperative for stronger advocacy on behalf of all children."
NACHRI helps children’s hospitals:
- Advance equitable reimbursement and funding policies for pediatric care
- Improve children's hospitals' quality and efficiency of care
- Support children's hospitals' commitment to excellence
- Strengthen the advocacy capacity of children's hospitals nationwide
- Promote the unique role and value of children's hospitals
NACHRI and its members are motivated by a vision of a society in which all the nation’s children achieve their health potential.
