National EMSC Heroes Award Given to Marie Renzi

Wilmington, Delaware
Tuesday, October 02, 2007 @ 04:35 PM EDT
by: Alison Burris (302) 651-6396

Wilmington, DE – Marie Renzi, MSN, RN, CEN, EMSC, Program Manager for Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and the Delaware Division of Public Health was one of six individuals who received the 2007 Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Heroes Award on June 19 in Washington, D.C. EMSC awards are given to individuals for their commitment, creativity, and resourcefulness in successfully addressing one or more challenging EMSC issues.

Renzi was named the recipient of this year’s EMSC Project Coordinator of Distinction Award for her comprehensive understanding of Delaware’s pediatric emergency medical care issues and for successfully integrated EMSC into state EMS programs.

In 1997, Renzi became a “founding member” of the Delaware EMSC program after the state received its first EMSC grant. Under her leadership, Delaware conducted two comprehensive pediatric emergency care needs assessments, then implemented and completed a five-year plan based on the findings.

One of Renzi’s greatest assets is her ability to bring several organizations together for a common cause. She has initiated and sustained relationships with a number of pediatric-related organizations, including her most recent collaboration with Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. With this partnership in place, paramedic students are now guaranteed a significant amount of clinical time in the pediatric emergency department. She has also diligently served on many committees and task forces over the years. She is currently a member of the State Coordinating Council for Children With Disabilities, the Delaware Safe Kids Coalition Board, and the State School Health Services Commission. More recently, she was appointed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner to serve on the State’s Child Death and Stillborn Commission.

The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a division of Nemours, which operates one of the nation’s largest health systems devoted to pediatric patient care, teaching and research. Set on a beautiful 300-acre campus near Wilmington, Delaware, the 200-bed duPont Hospital for Children offers all the specialties of pediatric medicine, surgery and dentistry

The Nemours Children’s Clinic provides the physician services of the hospital at its main campus, and at pediatric primary and specialty care locations throughout Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Together the duPont Hospital for Children and Nemours Children’s Clinic are the academic partner of Thomas Jefferson University and the pediatric provider to the Jefferson Health System and its members and affiliates.

Nemours is focused on raising the bar in children’s health and health care through its four core service dimensions: patient-centered medical care, biomedical research, education, and health promotion/disease prevention. Nemours employs approximately 4,000 people, including 445 subspecialty physicians, 90 of whom were recognized in 2005 by their peers as among the Best Doctors in America®. For more information, please visit www.Nemours.org.

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About Nemours

Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.

Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.

Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.