Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative

What Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative does

The Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC, DBA PA PQC) is a nonprofit healthcare quality improvement collaborative that supports Pennsylvania healthcare teams in raising the standard of care for pregnant and postpartum people and babies. PA PQC operates a unified platform of initiatives currently covering Postpartum Discharge Transition, Opioid Use Disorder/Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (OUD/NAS), and Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, with a backlog of past initiatives including Severe Hypertension, Immediate Postpartum LARC, Safe Sleep, Substance Use Disorder, Substance Exposed Newborns, and Maternal Sepsis (now in sustainment for 2026-27). The technical stack is modest and largely operational: the collaborative uses Qualtrics as its data collection backbone for QI milestone submissions, hospital surveys, designation packets, and Patient Voice Partner interest intake, with a Joomla-based web presence hosting resources, learning session registration, and quarterly/annual reports. PA PQC is administered by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) and WHAMglobal, both based at 625 Liberty Ave, Ste. 2500, Pittsburgh, PA, which provide operational, staffing, and infrastructure support. Services are delivered at no direct cost to participating hospitals; engagement operates through learning sessions, QI coaching, designation cycles, and quarterly milestone reporting. Major participating hospital systems include UPMC, Allegheny Health Network (Jefferson Hospital, West Penn Hospital), Geisinger, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Jefferson Health (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital), WellSpan, Tower Health, Main Line Health, and St. Clair Hospital, representing participation from over 35 Pennsylvania hospitals. PA PQC also co-publishes maternal health reports with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and is affiliated with the Northeast PQC (NEPaPQC) regional network.

Name

Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Legal name

Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Website

https://papqc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC) is a nonprofit statewide quality improvement collaborative that supports Pennsylvania hospitals and healthcare teams in raising the standard of perinatal and maternal care through structured initiatives, QI milestone tracking, learning sessions, and designation programs, administered by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and WHAMglobal.

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Product category

Healthcare Quality Improvement

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Global Health (HLAJAOAD), Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Perinatal quality improvement
• Maternal health initiatives
• Healthcare quality collaborative
• Neonatal care programs
• Obstetric care support

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

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Core offering

PA PQC provides quality improvement support to healthcare teams across Pennsylvania to improve the standard of care for pregnant and postpartum people and babies. The collaborative delivers a set of structured initiatives (Postpartum Discharge Transition, OUD/NAS, Prenatal and Postpartum Depression), supported by QI milestone tracking, learning sessions, motivational interviewing resources, designation programs, and annual/quarterly reporting. Services are administered by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and WHAMglobal and provided at no direct cost to participating hospitals.

Product overview

Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PA PQC) is a healthcare quality improvement collaborative that provides QI support to healthcare teams to improve the standard of care for pregnant and postpartum people and babies. The organization operates a unified platform of initiatives focused on maternal and infant health outcomes, including current programs for Postpartum Discharge Transition, OUD/NAS, and Prenatal and Postpartum Depression. Past initiatives have addressed Maternal Depression (MOMD), Severe Hypertension (HTN), Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (IPLARC), Safe Sleep, Substance Use Disorder (SUD/OUD), Substance Exposed Newborns (SEN/NAS), and Maternal Sepsis. PA PQC complements its initiatives with data collection tools (Qualtrics-based surveys and QI milestone submissions), educational resources (Quality Improvement, Motivational Interviewing, Policy, Equity, Community, Patient Engagement), learning sessions, and a hospital designations recognition program. Reports including quarterly and annual publications are made available to document outcomes and progress.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Quality Improvement Support Quality improvement support provided to healthcare teams to improve the standard of care for pregnant and postpartum people and babies, including QI milestone tracking, coaching, and sustainment planning.
• A Family Approach to Postpartum Discharge Transition Active PA PQC initiative providing a family-centered approach to postpartum discharge transition, supporting hospitals in improving postpartum discharge processes for families.
• A Family Approach to OUD/NAS Active PA PQC initiative providing a family-centered approach to addressing opioid use disorder (OUD) and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in perinatal care settings.
• A Family Approach to Prenatal and Postpartum Depression Active PA PQC initiative providing a family-centered approach to addressing prenatal and postpartum depression, focused on maternal mental health.
• QI Milestone Submission Online survey tool for hospitals to submit quality improvement milestone data for active and sustaining initiatives, supporting structured QI tracking and reporting.
• Designations Program Hospital designation program recognizing healthcare facilities meeting quality improvement standards, with annual application periods and designation awardees.
• Learning Sessions Registerable educational sessions for healthcare teams participating in PA PQC initiatives, providing training on perinatal quality improvement topics.
• Motivational Interviewing Resources Training materials including briefs, overviews, videos, and demonstration content on motivational interviewing techniques for perinatal care teams.

Named customers10 records

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Jewish Healthcare FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministering organization of the PA PQC, providing operational support, staffing, and organizational infrastructure for the quality collaborative.
• WHAMglobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-administering organization of the PA PQC, working with Jewish Healthcare Foundation to support the quality collaborative's mission.
• Northeast PQC (NEPaPQC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated regional collaborative network that coordinates perinatal quality improvement efforts across the northeastern United States.
• Pennsylvania Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health agency partner; the collaborative publishes the 2025 Pennsylvania Maternal Mortality Review Annual Report in collaboration with the state.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Massachusetts Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MA PQC): State-led perinatal QI collaborative supporting Massachusetts birthing hospitals in maternal and newborn health initiatives — comparable in function and state-aligned governance.
• Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative (FPQC): University of South Florida-administered statewide PQC running hospital QI initiatives on maternal hemorrhage, sepsis, and neonatal abstinence syndrome — directly comparable single-state PQC model.
• Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC): Statewide perinatal quality collaborative housed at Northwestern, running hospital QI initiatives including maternal hypertension and sepsis — directly comparable single-state PQC peer to PA PQC.
• California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC): Stanford-administered statewide perinatal quality collaborative focused on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality through QI toolkits, hospital engagement, and data tracking — the most established state PQC and a direct functional peer to PA PQC.
• Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative (OPQC): Statewide PQC operating out of Cincinnati Children's Hospital with QI initiatives on maternal hemorrhage, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and infant health — comparable state-level perinatal QI model.
• New York State Perinatal Quality Collaborative (NYSPQC): Statewide perinatal quality collaborative led by the New York State Department of Health and CHWS, running hospital QI initiatives on maternal and neonatal outcomes — directly comparable in mission and structure to PA PQC.
• Texas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (TxPQC): Statewide collaborative coordinated through the Texas Department of State Health Services focused on maternal and neonatal QI initiatives — comparable in mission and state-coordinated structure.

Broad incumbents

• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN): National nursing professional association that publishes perinatal QI standards, position statements, and educational resources used by hospital teams participating in PQCs like PA PQC — adjacent enabler of the same QI ecosystem.
• The Joint Commission: National hospital accreditor that sets perinatal care standards and quality measures referenced by PQC initiatives — operates in the same maternal/neonatal quality space as PA PQC at a system-wide level.
• National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC): CDC-coordinated umbrella network supporting state PQCs nationwide, providing shared resources, convenings, and a national learning forum — PA PQC is a participating member and this is its overarching industry body.

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

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