IRC Office Hours - OCTOBER 2024
The Value of Accreditation
More and more payors are requiring accreditation for contracting. Join IRC leaders Madi Grimes and Carla Morrow to learn more about the value of accreditation for your birth center. Michele DeAngelo from the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC) will also be available to answer accreditation questions.
AABC membership is required for IRC Office Hours. Registration is free and open to all AABC members.
IRC Leaders
Madi Grimes, CDM, CPM, BSM
Madi is a CPM, CDM living and practicing in Southeast Alaska, where she is the director of Juneau Family Birth Center, a non-profit birth center. She has participated in many different committees with AABC, including the Nominating, Program, Finance, and Membership Committees. She is currently serving as a Vice President of AABC and Chairs the AABC Membership Committee.
Madi’s local advocacy includes a four-year term as the President of the Midwives Association of Alaska and a committee member with the Alaska Perinatal Quality Collaborative Initiative. Her professional passions include advocating for the rights of pregnant people, as well as the inclusion of midwives in the state and national forums.
Carla Morrow, CNM, DNP
Carla is a CNM with over 25 years of experience providing comprehensive care to women and families. She holds a Master of Science in Nursing from Texas Christian University and a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner certificate from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. After receiving her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Baylor University, she established the Fort Worth Birthing & Wellness Center in 2013. Since its accreditation in 2014, the birth center has garnered numerous community awards for its commitment to excellence in care.
Carla is a dedicated advocate for sustainable midwifery practices and enjoys the business aspects of running a birth center. She actively contributes to the midwifery community by leading the Texas Sustainability Committee with the Coalition of Texas Birth Centers and serving on the AABC Industry Relations Committee.
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