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Piedmont Athens Regional began work to decrease antibiotic use in the NICU with spread to the newborn nursery (NBN) and, subsequently, 13 other NICUs and NBNs throughout a health care system over a 4-year period.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This quality improvement initiative was conducted in the context of a multicenter learning collaborative from 2016 to 2019. The primary aim was a 10% reduction in antibiotic days per 1000 patient days (antibiotic utilization rate [AUR]) among newborns in the NICU and NBN at each hospital by December 2018. Change ideas were implemented by using plan-do-study-act cycles. The primary outcome measure was AUR with a balancing measure of antibiotic restarts.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Piedmont Athens Regional decreased the NICU AUR by 46% and NBN AUR by 83%. Piedmont Healthcare decreased the NICU AUR by 40% and NBN AUR by 74%. Seven of 8 NICUs and 5 of 7 NBNs achieved a &amp;gt;10% reduction in AUR and 8 of 8 intervention hospitals showed a sustained drop in AUR in the NBN, NICU, or both during the 1.5-year postobservation period. Decreases in antibiotic initiation resulted in 335 fewer antibiotic courses in the NICU and 189 fewer infants started on antibiotics in the NBN in 2020 versus 2017.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This initiative achieved reductions in AUR across multiple hospitals in the network. The system-wide approach facilitated information technology (IT) and electronic health record modifications. Common drivers of NICU improvement were involvement for at least 2 years, multidisciplinary teams, and the highest baseline AUR. 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