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MO PQC Stipends Fund SUD, Mental Health, and Postpartum Screenings

Published Jun 6, 2025

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
  • Freeman Health System
  • Fitzgibbon Hospital
  • Golden Valley Memorial Hospital
  • Hannibal Regional Hospital
  • Korédé House
  • Scotland County Hospital,
  • SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis
  • Mercy Hospital Springfield
  • Saint Francis Healthcare System
  • Mercy Women and Children – Chesterfield
  • Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
  • Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph
  • Mosaic Medical Center – Maryville
  • Mercy Hospital St. Louis
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology – WashU Medicine
  • Parkland Health Center – Farmington
  • Parents as Teachers – Crocker, Mo.
  • Perinatal Behavioral Health Service – Washington University in St. Louis
  • University Health – Kansas City
  • Western Missouri Medical Center
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