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.
STAY INFORMED MHA Newsroom
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April 1, 2026
ECRI Report Lists Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns In 2026
The Emergency Care Research Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices released the “Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2026” report,…
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March 27, 2026
CDC Schedules Training For Patient Safety Structural Measure Updates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a presentation on the Patient Safety Structural Measure updates from 11:15 a.m. to noon…
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March 24, 2026
CDC’s Project Firstline Offers Micro-learn Trainings For EVS Teams
Environmental services staff plays a crucial role in maintaining clean and safe health care environments. Because EVS workers are the first line of…
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March 18, 2026
MHA Releases 2026 Quality Reporting Guide To Help Hospitals Navigate Requirements
The Missouri Hospital Association’s “2026 Quality Reporting Guide” provides a road map for hospitals to understand and meet the requirements of…
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GET INVOLVED Events & Education
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Apr
8
Bothwell Regional Health Center - Nurse Residency Program
Megan Elwood, Bothwell Regional Health Center's nurse residency coordinator, will highlight outcomes of the hospital's nurse residency program and…
Apr
14
Quality Directors Academy
This six-part academy is designed for individuals new to hospital-based quality director or quality department roles.
Apr
21
Quality Directors Academy
This six-part academy is designed for individuals new to hospital-based quality director or quality department roles.
Apr
28
Quality Directors Academy
This six-part academy is designed for individuals new to hospital-based quality director or quality department roles.