
In 2022, TIPQC and hospitals from across the state worked to provide optimal cord clamping to every baby born in Tennessee. Optimal cord clamping means that the cord was not clamped until the baby was 1 minute old. This project benefits every baby born in Tennessee – term and preterm. But the project was also the first step in providing the best care to Tennessee’s Tiniest Babies. This project, which has a total of five bundles, is aimed at reducing the mortality for infants born at less than or equal to 29.6 weeks gestational age.
Celebration Video
TIPQC concluded our Optimal Cord Clamping Project in October 2023 with 26 hospital teams earning banners for their work!
Twelve (12) hospitals achieved a 5-star rating which consisted of active project participation including huddles and coaching calls, monthly outcome and structure data capture, data driven QI work, clinical change implementation, and reaching the state goal of 90% of infants receiving optimal cord clamping.
Ascension St Thomas Midtown Hospital
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton
Ballad Health Bristol Regional Medical Center
Blount Memorial Hospital
Greeneville Community Hospital
Hardin Medical Center
Jackson Madison County General Hospital
Niswonger Children’s Hospital
Regional One Health
Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center
West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg
Five (5) hospitals achieved a 4-star rating which consisted of successful completion of 4 of the 5 following project expectations: active project participation including huddles and coaching calls, monthly outcome and structure data capture, data driven QI work,
Four-star ratings were awarded to:
Cumberland Medical Center
Erlanger Health System
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Franklin Woods Community Hospital
University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Congratulations to all the teams!
Project Resources
- TIPQC OCC Toolkit
- TIPQC OCC Key Driver Diagram
- IRB Approval: Optimal Cord Clamping
- Disparities of Delayed Cord Clamping
- TIPQC Optimal Cord Clamping Infomercial
- TIPQC Optimal Cord Clamping Huddle #1 (Data training)
Podcasts
Educational Infographics



Hospitals Participating
- ►Ascension St. Thomas Midtown
- ►Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford
- ►Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
- ►Baptist Tipton Memorial Hospital
- ►Ballad Health Bristol Regional Medical Center
- ►Blount Memorial Hospital
- ►Cumberland Medical Center
- ►Erlanger Health Center
- ►Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
- ►Franklin Wood Community Hospital
- ►Greeneville Community Hospital
- ►Hardin Medical Center
- ►Indian Path Community Hospital
- ►Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
- ►LeConte Medical Center
- ►Methodist LeBonheur Germantown Hospital
- ►Methodist Medical Center – Oak Ridge
- ►Morristown Hamblen Healthcare System
- ►Niswonger Children’s Hospital
- ►Parkwest Medical Center
- ►Regional One Health
- ►Tennova North Knoxville
- ►TriStar Centennial Medical Center
- ►University of TN Medical Center Knoxville
- ►Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- ►West TN Healthcare – Dyersburg