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Project ECHO and BH-Tips

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a learning collaborative that uses a hub-and-spokes model for case-based group education. A multidisciplinary team of behavioral health and primary care professionals at Nationwide Children’s are the hub, and community providers are the spokes.

Proving That Value-Based Care Can “Bend the Cost Curve”

Results of a Pediatrics study indicate that Partners for Kids successfully improved the value of pediatric health care over time through cost containment, while maintaining quality of care.

Redetermination: Some Families Need to Re-Enroll in Medicaid

With the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, many people covered by Medicaid need to prove that they remain eligible for public health insurance. Nationwide Children’s and its partners are working to get the word out.

“Roving” Vaccine Clinics Help Children Catch Up on Immunizations

Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s efforts to address the decrease in pediatric vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, through “roving” vaccine clinics and a primary care text reminder system, were among the winners of the Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention Challenge.

Supplemental Security Income

A federal program could provide much-needed money to the families of children with disabilities who live in poverty – but in Ohio alone, many thousands of eligible children aren’t enrolled. Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Partners For Kids are developing new strategies to link families with this Supplemental Security Income.

What Effects Do Vaccine Policies Have?

COVID-19 has put a new spotlight on the ways vaccines are developed and distributed. In this column for The Columbus Dispatch, Abbie Roth, managing editor for science communication at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, takes a step back and explores what happens when governments require vaccination.

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Patty McClimon

Patricia J. “Patty” McClimon is the senior vice president of Strategic and Facilities Planning for Nationwide Children's Hospital. She is responsible for the development and tracking of Nationwide Children’s long range strategic plan and its related master facilities plan.

Community and Advocacy

Nationwide Children's has nationally recognized population health efforts to help children where they are: in their schools, homes and neighborhoods.

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Community Relations

Successful lasting changes in a community are rooted in authentic relationships. Learn more about our partnerships and how we measure our role in the community.