MO PQC Stipends Fund SUD, Mental Health and Postpartum Screenings
The Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative, in partnership with Missouri Hospital Association, has awarded two series of stipends to Missouri hospitals and community-based organizations.
- Fifteen health care facilities received $10,000 stipends for implementing universal SBIRT (screening, brief intervention and referrals to treatment) and Eat, Sleep, Console models for pregnant and postpartum patients with substance use disorders and infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
- Seven hospitals and organizations received $5,000 stipends to support implementation of universal SBIRT for postpartum patients with mental health conditions and SUD.
These stipends support reducing maternal mortality, which is a priority initiative within MHA’s strategic plan and the state’s Maternal Mortality Prevention plan. As data from the Missouri Pregnancy Associated Review shows, mental health conditions, including SUD, make up a large percentage (28%) of maternal death in the state. The work of these Missouri hospitals and health care organizations to improve screening for moms and babies goes hand in hand with the MO PQC’s efforts to support evidence-based practices in maternal and infant health care.
The MO PQC would like to recognize the following organizations for their work in screening for SUD, mental health conditions, and postpartum health:
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Citizens Memorial Hospital
- Fitzgibbon Hospital
- Freeman Health System
- Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
- Hannibal Regional Hospital
- Korédé House
- Mercy Hospital Springfield
- Mercy Hospital St. Louis
- Mercy Women and Children – Chesterfield
- Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph Medical Center
- Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville
- Obstetrics & Gynecology – WashU Medicine
- Parents as Teachers – Crocker
- Parkland Health Center – Farmington
- Perinatal Behavioral Health Service – Washington University in St. Louis
- Saint Francis Healthcare System
- Scotland County Hospital
- SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis
- Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
- University Health – Kansas City
- Western Missouri Medical Center
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.