Performance Sepsis Screening Antepartum & Postpartum

Maternal sepsis is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality.

Data from the California Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR) committee report: 

•  Estimates that 63% of maternal deaths from sepsis had a good or strong chance to have been preventable. 
• For each maternal death, there are 50 women who experience life-threatening morbidity from sepsis. 
• Prompt recognition and rapid treatment of pregnant and postpartum women with sepsis usually results in good outcomes in this young and generally healthy population.
• To help healthcare providers implement evidence- based methods for timely recognition of sepsis, CMQCC published the Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis toolkit in January 2020.

Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis

Resources

* 2024 Perinatal Potpourri Annual Conference - Registration closes on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 8 am PST. No more registrations will be accepted. 2024 Perinatal Potpourri Annual Conference - Registration Deadline | San Fernando Valley News Portal 

* The Maternal Data Center (MDC) is an online web tool that generates near real-time data and performance metrics on maternity care services for hospital participants.  

Member Hospitals | California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (cmqcc.org) There are 42 member hospitals in Los Angeles County and eight in the San Fernando Valley.

• Providence

  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Tarzana

• Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center - Panorama City
• Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center - Woodland Hills
• LAC / Olive View-UCLA Medical Center - Sylmar
• Northridge Hospital Medical Center - Northridge
• Providence Holy Cross Medical Center - North Hills
• Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
• Valley Presbyterian Hospital - Van Nuys

The only SFV Hospital not a member of the CMQCC is West Hills Hospital, which most likely will change with the acquisition by UCLA.

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