Right Care, Right Place, Right Time: Improving Emergency Care for Wisconsin’s Children with Medical Complexity

Awarded in 2025

Updated Dec 1, 2025

At a Glance

The project, Right Care, Right Place, Right Time: Improving Emergency Care for Wisconsin’s Children with Medical Complexity, led by Jillian Gorski, MD, aims to improve emergency care for children with medical complexity across Wisconsin, particularly those living far from specialized pediatric hospitals. Using artificial intelligence and electronic health records, the team will develop a clinical decision-support tool to help emergency physicians in rural and smaller hospitals determine when a child needs transfer to a larger children’s hospital. The project will also examine current care patterns, travel distances, and gaps in access to identify the regions where improvements are most needed. Collaborator: Brian Patterson, MD, MPH, associate professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, UW–Madison.

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Community Impact Grant

Awarded in 2025

The project, Building Capacity for Fall Prevention Programs for Spanish-speaking Older Adults through Community Engagement and Education, led by the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging, aims to reduce the high rate of falls among Spanish-speaking older adults in Wisconsin by expanding access to the culturally tailored Pisando Fuerte fall prevention program. This initiative seeks to increase program reach, strengthen community partnerships and promote awareness of fall prevention strategies in order to reduce fall-related injuries and improve long-term quality of life. Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, FACPM, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, serves as the academic partner.

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New Investigator Program

Awarded in 2025

The project, Reducing Donor Kidney Discards and Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes in Wisconsin through Improved Assessment of Deceased Donor Kidneys, led by Jennfier Philip, MD, aims to reduce the growing number of deceased donor kidneys that are discarded before transplant. With more than 12,000 people in Wisconsin living with kidney failure, improving access to viable donor organs is a critical public health need. This initiative develops and tests novel assessment tools that evaluate kidney quality during preservation, with the goal of creating a validated approach that can be translated into clinical practice. By improving how donor kidneys are assessed, the project seeks to increase the number of organs available for transplant and improve outcomes for patients statewide. Collaborators include Alejandro Roldan-Alzate, PhD, UW–Madison College of Engineering, and Jacqueline Garonzik-Wang, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation.