October is National Hispanic Heritage Month. In this conversation, Jennifer Cohen, M.D., medical director of Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia, and Katie Costantini, director of maternal care services at Chester County Hospital, discuss the barriers that can affect maternal care in Hispanic populations, and how deploying bilingual volunteers provided the opportunity to learn what worked and what could be be improved.

While each organization charts its own unique DEI path, being able to track effectiveness is a key component to providing safe and equitable care. In this "Safety Speaks" conversation, Hackensack Meridian Health's Avonia Richardson-Miller, senior vice president and chief diversity officer, and Rajan Gurunathan, M.D., vice president, discuss their organization's DEI efforts, assistance from AHA's Health Equity Roadmap, and how advanced metric dashboards has played a pivotal role in success.

To learn more about AHA's Patient Safety Initiative, please visit https://www.aha.org/aha-patient-safety-initiative

Some pediatric and adolescent patients are considered to have medical complexity — multiple conditions that require numerous health care service lines. In today's new Caring for Our Kids episode, explore how Children's Colorado has designed seamless care for medically complex kids and their families.