7 Missouri Hospitals Recognized For Advancing Maternal And Infant Care
Seven Missouri hospitals earned Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative Stars recognition at the 2026 MO PQC Collaboration Forum held July 15-16 in Lake Ozark, Mo. The award honors hospitals demonstrating excellence in implementing evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for mothers and babies.
This year's honorees — Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Citizens Memorial Hospital, Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Parkland Health Center–Farmington, Phelps Health, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital–St. Louis, and Texas County Memorial Hospital — were recognized across five collaborative focus areas: severe hypertension in pregnancy, obstetric hemorrhage, maternal-infant dyads affected by substance use disorder, perinatal mental health conditions and cardiac conditions in obstetric care.
The Missouri Hospital Association is a nonprofit association in Jefferson City that represents 136 Missouri hospitals. In addition to representation and advocacy on behalf of its membership, the association offers continuing education programs on current health care topics and seeks to educate the public about health care issues.
