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Federal Way’s St. Francis now offers life-saving postpartum care program
The program now includes a Community Health Worker and serves 512 postpartum patients with blood pressure and mood disorder risks, officials said.
- St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way has launched the PWR Program, expanding the postpartum wellness initiative beyond its original pilot site at St. Anne Hospital in Burien.
- A $781,799 grant from CommonSpirit's Mission and Ministry Fund supports the expansion, funding a new Community Health Worker to address patients' social needs like transportation and coordination, Perinatal Nurse Navigator Lacey Parsadmehr said.
- Virtual monitoring and weekly check-ins allow Nurse Navigators to stabilize blood pressure and mood, addressing the critical window when 38% of pregnancy-related deaths occur between 43 days and one year postpartum.
- Local mother Jazman DeWitt credited the PWR Program with saving her life, describing an 'overwhelming journey' to stabilize her blood pressure and mood without relying on medications.
- Jennifer Fletcher, Community Health Integration RN at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, stated the program serves as a 'blueprint' for maternal healthcare, aiming to influence other hospital systems to adopt similar proactive care models.
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Federal Way’s St. Francis now offers life-saving postpartum care program
Did you know that two-thirds of pregnancy-related deaths occur after delivery? Or that between 43 days and one-year postpartum is when 38% of these deaths happen?
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