Twenty-six Oklahoma hospitals recently received awards for providing excellence in perinatal care from the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative. The awards were presented at the 10th annual summit of the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (OPQIC) on Nov. 19 in conjunction with the Oklahoma Hospital Association annual conference. Approximately 200 providers and advocates of maternal and infant care came together to acknowledge efforts and celebrate progress toward improving outcomes for Oklahoma’s mothers and babies.
Hospitals receiving the “Spotlight Hospital Awards” were recognized for achievement in the areas of low rates of early elective deliveries (inducing labor or scheduling cesarean births before 39 weeks without a medical reason), certification by Cribs for Kids as a Safe Sleep Hospital, achieving breastfeeding Baby-Friendly designation, implementing TeamBirth (a shared decision-making process for communication), Joint Commission Advanced Perinatal Certification designation, screening and testing for maternal substance use disorders, and meeting quality standards for screening newborns for genetic disorders.
“At OPQIC, we are deeply grateful for the dedication and hard work of Oklahoma hospitals in providing exceptional care for moms and babies across the state. The Spotlight Awards give us the opportunity to publicly celebrate these hospitals for their unwavering commitment to improving maternal and infant health outcomes,” said Barbara O’Brien, MS, RN, director, OPQIC.
Receiving “Spotlight Hospital” awards for 2024 were:
Gold Level: • Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ada • Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton • INTEGRIS Health Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City • INTEGRIS Health Canadian Valley Hospital, Yukon • Norman Regional HealthPlex and Stillwater Medical Center. Silver Level: • Duncan Regional Hospital • INTEGRIS Health Edmond Hospital • INTEGRIS Health Ponca City Hospital • INTEGRIS Health Woodward Hospital • Jackson County Memorial Hospital, Altus • Mercy Hospital Ada • Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City • Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health, Oklahoma City • OSU Medical Center, Tulsa • Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa • Saint Francis Hospital South, Tulsa • SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Oklahoma City and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Enid. Bronze Level: • Bailey Medical Center, Owasso • Claremore Indian Hospital • Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa • INTEGRIS Health Enid Hospital • Lakeside Women’s Hospital, Oklahoma City • Southwestern Medical Center, Lawton and SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee.
In addition, Joyce Marshall, MPH, director of Maternal and Child Health Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health, received the Warren M. Crosby Champion for Maternal and Infant Health Award for going above and beyond to display exemplary effort to improve outcomes for mothers and babies in the local community and statewide. Partners in the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative include: Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Hospital Association, the George Kaiser Family Foundation, the Oklahoma Birth Equity Initiative, Oklahoma birthing hospitals and others.
