Obstetric Anesthesiology Division awarded SOAP’s 2019 Center of Excellence (COE) for Anesthesia Care of Obstetric Patients’ Designation

Congratulations to the Obstetric Anesthesiology Division of the Department of Anesthesiology on being awarded SOAP’s 2019 Center of Excellence (COE) for Anesthesia Care of Obstetric Patients’ Designation.

This 4-year certificate recognizes institutions and programs that set a benchmark level of expected care to improve the standards nationally and to provide a broad surrogate quality metric of institutions providing obstetric anesthesia care.

The criteria for the Center of Excellence designation covers various domains including personnel and staffing; equipment, protocols, and policies; simulation and team training. Visit the SOAP (Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology) site for more information on this award.