Patient & Family Engagement
Discover strategies to enhance collaboration and strengthen communication between care teams, patients and families.
Quality Care & Patient Safety
Advancing Patient-Centered Hospital Performance
Exceptional patient care forms the cornerstone of successful hospital operations. MHA equips your administrative and clinical teams with targeted resources to enhance outcomes, minimize risks and elevate patient experiences.
Our comprehensive support spans from strengthening interdisciplinary care coordination to advancing behavioral health initiatives and emergency preparedness protocols. We partner with you to implement evidence-based practices that engage patients and families, reinforce safety protocols, and optimize care delivery across your communities.
Understand Your Community’s Health Needs
Enhance your quality initiatives and patient safety programs with data-driven insights about your patient population. Our comprehensive community health needs assessments and intervention frameworks address the unique health patterns and social determinants affecting the communities you serve.
Committed to Safer, Smarter Health Care
Empowering Hospitals with Strategies, Education & Tools to Enhance Care Delivery
Patient Safety
Improve patient outcomes with strategies for clinical quality, readmissions and care transitions support.
Behavioral Health Initiatives
Enhance behavioral health care with strategies for mental health treatment, trauma-informed care and substance recovery support.
Care Coordination
Explore best practices for improving patient navigation, reducing readmissions and strengthening care continuity.
Preparedness & Emergency Response
Equip your hospital with the tools and guidance needed to navigate public health emergencies and effective emergency responses.
Process Improvement
Improve hospital operations by supporting smarter workflows, enhancing quality and driving continuous organizational improvement.
Maternal-Child Health
Supporting Healthier Beginnings
MHA sponsors the Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative in association with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The PQC/Maternal-Child Learning and Action Network, a broad clinical and community network of maternal-child stakeholders, provides guidance and subject matter expertise to improving health and health care.
Addressing Substance Use Disorder
Hospital-Led Solutions for Substance Use Challenges
MHA’s Substance Use Disorder programs equip your hospital with evidence-based strategies to tackle the growing challenge of substance disorders in Missouri communities. View our toolkits, staff training resources, and frameworks to strengthen your prevention efforts, enhance treatment protocols, and build sustainable recovery support systems.
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December 19, 2025
2 Missouri Hospitals Receive 2025 Compass Honor
Established in 2022, the Compass Honor, sponsored by MHA's Statewide Patient and Family Advisory Council, recognizes Missouri hospitals for…
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December 5, 2025
MoAHQ Presents Distinguished Quality Professional Award To Denise Wilson
Denise Wilson, DNP, R.N., received the Distinguished Quality Professional Award from MHA's Missouri Association for Healthcare Quality for her…
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December 1, 2025
2026 Lean Six Sigma Application Period Is Open
The 2026 cohort application for the Lean Six Sigma program is open, and applications are due Tuesday, Jan. 6.Lean Six Sigma green belt and black belt…
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October 13, 2025
MHA, IAHSS Share Resources For Healthcare Security And Safety Week
This week (Oct 12-18), MHA staff join health care organizations celebrating Healthcare Security and Safety Week, which recognizes the critical role…
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Public Health and Regulatory Considerations for Kratom and 7-OH Products
This webinar will help healthcare professionals distinguish natural kratom from synthetic 7-OH products and address related health risks, misuse…