EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center

What EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center does

The Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation & Improvement Center (EIIC) is a federally-funded nonprofit organization established in 2016 as the quality improvement and education arm of the federal EMSC Program, administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under award U07MC37471. The center is co-led by five academic medical institutions — the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Duke University School of Medicine, The Lundquist Institute, and Yale University School of Medicine — and operates a nationwide program across all 50 states and territories. EIIC's mission is to ensure that every emergency department and EMS agency is "Pediatric Ready" through standardized assessments, evidence-based clinical resources, quality improvement collaboratives, and education.

EIIC's product portfolio centers on two flagship national assessment initiatives — the National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) for emergency departments and the Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) for EMS and fire-rescue agencies — supported by free assessment tools, gap reports, checklists, the Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAK) covering conditions such as asthma, blunt head trauma, sepsis, multisystem trauma, child abuse, and status epilepticus, the NEMSIS data dashboards, NEDARC-administered annual surveys, and learning modules. The technology stack combines quality improvement science, educational content libraries, and national data collection/visualization infrastructure rather than proprietary software platforms; a 2024 PPRP assessment captured responses from 7,000+ agencies and the 2026 NPRP captured 4,500+ EDs.

The organization's revenue model is entirely federal grant funding — no fees are charged to end users for any resource, toolkit, assessment, or collaborative. Primary customers/users are EMS agencies and fire-rescue departments, hospital emergency departments, Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators (PECCs), EMSC State Partnership program managers, trauma centers, and children's hospitals. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, leveraging a national network of State Partnership Program managers and distribution partnerships with professional societies including ACEP, AAP, ENA, NASEMSO, NAEMT, NAEMSP, and ACS. Pricing is purely freemium with no commercial conversion path; revenue durability is therefore entirely tied to continued federal appropriations through HRSA.

Name

EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center

Legal name

Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation & Improvement Center

Website

https://emscimprovement.center

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center (EIIC) is a federally-funded nonprofit that provides free pediatric readiness assessments, clinical toolkits, and quality improvement programs to EMS agencies and emergency departments nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Emergency Care Quality Improvement

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Safety Training Academies & Standards (Police/Fire/EMS) (BPAIAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accreditation Support (NAEYC/NECPA/State) (EDACAKAD), Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Pediatric emergency care
• Quality improvement programs
• Emergency medical services
• Healthcare readiness assessment
• Clinical education resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding: Supported by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under award U07MC37471 totaling $2.74M with 0% from non-governmental sources

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

EIIC is the quality improvement and education arm of the federal EMSC Program that delivers free pediatric readiness assessments, checklists, toolkits, clinical education resources (PEAK), data dashboards, webinars with CE credits, and quality improvement collaboratives to EMS agencies and emergency departments nationwide. All offerings are provided at no cost to participants and supported by HRSA federal funding, with reach across nearly every U.S. state and territory through state partnership program managers.

Product overview

The EMSC Innovation & Improvement Center (EIIC) operates as a quality improvement and education center within the federal EMSC Program, offering a suite of interconnected products and programs focused on pediatric emergency care readiness. The core portfolio includes two flagship assessment and improvement initiatives: the National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP) for emergency departments and the Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) for EMS/fire-rescue agencies. These are supported by the Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAK) providing clinical resources on conditions like asthma, trauma, and seizures; the annual EMS for Children Survey for measuring pediatric readiness; and Quality Improvement Collaboratives including NPRQI and the PECC Workforce Development Collaborative. Additional offerings include NEMSIS data dashboards, learning modules, the Family Advisory Network, and annual programs like EMSC Day. The platform functions as a centralized hub providing free assessments, benchmarking tools, checklists, and educational resources for EMS agencies, emergency departments, and clinicians nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP)

Quantifiable outcome

• High pediatric readiness at EDs associated with up to 76% reduction in mortality risk
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Co-lead organization of EIIC, leveraging quality improvement science and academic medicine expertise to improve pediatric emergency care outcomes
• University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Co-lead organization providing pediatric emergency care expertise and quality improvement science capabilities as EIIC co-lead
• Duke University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partner institution contributing to EIIC's multidisciplinary team and quality improvement initiatives for pediatric emergency care
• The Lundquist InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Research partner contributing to EIIC's quality improvement science and pediatric emergency care research initiatives
• Yale University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partner institution providing expertise in quality improvement, education science, and pediatric emergency care research
• National Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Project (PPRP) Steering CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner27 national organizations, federal partners, and subject matter experts supporting the PPRP initiative including ACEP, AAP, ENA, NASEMSO, NAEMT, NAEMSP, ACS, and more
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partner presenting EMS Week in partnership with NAEMT, providing pediatric readiness policy support and webinar co-hosting
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partner providing pediatric expertise, policy recommendations, and Section on Emergency Medicine workgroup support
• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partner contributing to pediatric readiness initiatives and ED-focused quality improvement collaboratives
• National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partner providing EMS agency representation, pediatric council support, and EMS education toolkit collaboration
• American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on TraumacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partner contributing to trauma care focus areas and pediatric trauma system development
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partner presenting EMS Week with ACEP, co-hosting EMSC Day webinars, and promoting PECC adoption among EMS practitioners
• National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization partner providing prehospital medical direction expertise and pediatric airway management guidelines
• Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical research arm of EMSC Program conducting high-quality clinical research including CHaMP node for prehospital studies and PediDOSE seizure study ($10.5M NINDS funding)
• National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center (NEDARC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData center component of EMSC Program conducting surveys, data collection, analysis, and visualization for EMS agencies and state programs
• Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCanadian partner collaborating with EIIC on PEAK resources including Pediatric Status Epilepticus Algorithm and Bottom Line Recommendations

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): AAP is the largest U.S. professional association for pediatricians and a core EIIC partner with a Section on Emergency Medicine. Broad incumbent — provides pediatric clinical guidance and policy that overlaps with EIIC's PEAK content but spans all pediatric care, not just emergency.
• Children's Hospital Association: Children's Hospital Association is the national association representing children's hospitals, with overlapping interest in pediatric readiness, disaster preparedness, and quality improvement. Broad incumbent — broader hospital-quality and policy scope that complements but is not centered on emergency care.
• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA): ENA is the U.S. professional association for emergency nurses and a core EIIC partner contributing to pediatric readiness initiatives and ED-focused QI collaboratives. Broad incumbent — overlaps on emergency nursing education and ED quality improvement but is not pediatric-specific.
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): ACEP is the largest U.S. professional society for emergency physicians and a core EIIC partner co-hosting EMS Week and pediatric readiness webinars. Broad incumbent — overlaps on emergency medicine education, policy, and standards but serves a much wider scope than pediatric emergency care.

Direct peers

• National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO): NASEMSO is the national organization representing state EMS officials and supports pediatric councils and EMS education toolkits in partnership with EIIC. Direct peer — both serve the EMS agency ecosystem and drive pediatric readiness adoption at the state level.
• National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center (NEDARC): NEDARC is the data center component of the EMSC Program, conducting surveys, data collection, and visualization for EMS agencies and state partnership programs. Direct peer — sister organization within EMSC, providing complementary data infrastructure to EIIC's QI/education work.
• National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP): NAEMSP is the professional association for EMS physicians and medical directors, providing prehospital medical direction expertise and pediatric airway guidelines. Direct peer — overlapping mission on prehospital pediatric care quality and education, with frequent joint initiatives.
• Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK): TREKK is a Canadian knowledge-translation network that produces evidence-based pediatric emergency care resources for general EDs. It is a direct peer with an overlapping mission, jointly authored PEAK resources with EIIC (e.g., Status Epilepticus Algorithm), and serves as EIIC's primary international counterpart.
• Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN): PECARN is the federally-funded clinical research arm of the EMSC Program that conducts pediatric emergency care research. It is a direct peer — both are HRSA-supported programs targeting pediatric emergency care, with overlapping leadership, shared grants, and complementary missions (EIIC on QI/education, PECARN on research).
• Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN): PPN is a federally-funded network of children's hospitals focused on pediatric disaster and pandemic preparedness. Direct peer — both operate as federally-supported pediatric emergency preparedness networks serving a similar audience of children's hospitals and emergency providers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/emscimprovement
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCm6swX4FJqa_xZDqnwk21Ew
• Facebookfacebook.com/emscimprovement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emscimprovement
• Instagraminstagram.com/emsciic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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