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Background Information

SOAP recognizes the presence of excellence in obstetric anesthesia care amongst many types of facilities with different delivery volumes.

Applicants ranging from low volume to high volume and from community centers to tertiary-referral centers are welcome to apply. While core metrics are expected across all outstanding facilities, practice variability will be considered by the Center of Excellence (COE) subcommittee. Certain questions within the application are flagged (Core Element:) indicating that it is an essential criterion and important for designation. Certain questions within the application are flagged (*Response variance expected) indicating SOAP's expectation of varying responses.

Please describe your institution’s current practice in response to the expected COE criteria outlined below. For all free text questions provide detailed responses and mention specifics (such as personnel, equipment, location, etc.) as they relate to each stipulated criterion.

Do not simply respond yes or no, outline your answers in detail and attach supporting documents as appropriate (at the end of the application).

To guide and inspire the submission process, four tertiary-referral centers (Oregon Health & Science University, Stanford University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and The Johns Hopkins Hospital) and four community hospitals (Hospital e Maternidade Santa Maria, St. Luke's University Health Network - Anderson Campus, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns and Virginia Mason Medical Center) provided their Center of Excellence applications and handouts to help provide examples and expectations of what is expected to obtain designation as a COE. Recognize that criteria have changed since these sample applications were submitted, however, they still represent good examples of how the application should be approached. A more recent application from a community hospital is also available now, to guide submissions from non-tertiary referral centers.

Please feel free to use the provided samples as a template to help guide you when completing your application. If you have any additional questions, please email soap@soap.org.

View the sample applications (Members Only)

SOAP COE applications are institution-specific. Do not apply for a healthcare system or anesthesia group that provides services to various hospitals. Each hospital requires a separate application, even if the same pool of providers cover them.
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