FAMILY CENTERED CARE

Intermountain Regional EMS for Children Coordinating Council

The Intermountain Regional EMS for Children Coordinating Council (IRECC) was formed in 1992 as an alliance of eight states involved in EMSC activities: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Marianas Islands, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The IRECC has since developed into a nonprofit corporation operating under a regional continuing education grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and other revenue sources.  IRECC has developed a number of family-centered care resources for emergency care providers and agencies. These include:

• The IRECC Policy Statement Regarding Family-Centered Care, a document articulating the definitions and significance of Family Centered Care within IRECC EMS systems, and recommending provider actions and behaviors that support this care model;
• Model Family-Centered Care Protocol Guidelines for use by individual EMS agencies as they develop the protocols governing their practices;
• The IRECC Family-Centered Care Letter to Training Officers, correspondence urging EMS agency leadership to adopt Family Centered Care principles and protocols within their respective provider organizations; and
• A Family-Centered Care Fact Sheet for Providers, identifying core concepts within family centered care as well as barriers to implementation within IRECC.

And for more family centered care resources check out:
Patient and Family Centered Care Toolbox