Presented by: Jodi A Peppers, RN, BSN-CEN
Performance Improvement, Corewell Heath South (Lakeland St. Joseph Hospital/ Niles Hospital/ Watervliet Hospital)

Jodi works at Corewell Health South as a Performance Improvement Nurse and Injury Prevention for their 3 hospitals. These include a level 3 ACS verified trauma center as well as 2 level 4 state designated trauma centers. Working at Corewell Health for almost 21 years, Jodi transitioned into this position 4 years ago. Prior to this Jodi worked in the Emergency Room and had the privilege of serving as Charge Nurse. Jodi currently serves as Chair for the 2025 Injury Prevention Symposium and sits on both the Rural Trauma Committee and Violence Prevention Committee. She is married and has two very active children, who love to be involved in many sports activities. Keeping active volunteering in the classroom, coaching volleyball( 2023 Middle School Volleyball Coach of the Year), playing with their two dogs, working out (Crossfit/ 2 time Ironman Finisher), and following Jesus, Jodi also likes downtime at the beach. Her mantra is “Shine” Matthew 5:16.

Communication between trauma centers is important for growth in our trauma programs. Learn how a rural trauma center uses feedback to enhance care of the trauma patient. Review how our trauma center was able to use feedback for performance improvement within our center.

Objective 1: Describes a rural perspective of receiving transfer follow-up, feedback, and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Objective 2: Demonstrate the benefits of a collaborative relationship.

Objective 3: Provide case review of performance improvement  from transfer center feedback.

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