Overview
The Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative (FPQC) is a consortium of professionals dedicated to the advancement of perinatal health care. Housed in the Chiles Center at the University of South Florida College of Public Health, the FPQC works alongside our partners to achieve the goal of advancing the health and well-being of all Florida mothers and infants. Our mission is to always provide the best evidence-based perinatal care possible, and to further that care through data-driven education and training.
Florida maternity hospitals participate in at least two FPQC initiatives
Increase in the number of patients with an early postpartum visit scheduled prior to discharge
Increase in patients referred for help with food, housing, safety, transportation, or utilities
Active Initiatives
Postpartum Access & Continuity of Care (PACC)
The PACC Initiative’s purpose is to work with providers, hospitals, and other stakeholders to improve maternal health through hospital facilitated continuum of postpartum care by arranging and providing respectful, timely, and risk-appropriate, coordinated care and services.
Postpartum Access & Continuity of Care (PACC)
Homeward Bound Initiative
The Homeward Bound Initiative's purpose is to promote the successful discharge and transition of the NICU baby to home by focusing on family engagement and preparedness, health related social needs (HRSN) and transferring and coordinating care.
Homeward Bound Initiative
Perinatal Quality Indicators (PQI)
The Perinatal Quality Indicators (PQI) Initiative supports hospital quality improvement efforts by providing hospital-specific semi-annual or quarterly reports of perinatal indicators and related reports.
Perinatal Quality Indicators (PQI)
Mother-Focused Care (MFC)
The FPQC is working with delivery units across the state and stakeholders (patients, families, clinicians, and community organizations) to implement a quality improvement initiative that will assist hospitals in addressing a myriad of factors that influence maternal health behaviors and outcomes.
Mother-Focused Care (MFC)
Pregnancy-Related Optimal Management of Hypertension (PROMPT)
The PROMPT Initiative's purpose is to encourage the utilization of evidence-based hypertension management guidelines by all clinicians who care for pregnant or postpartum patients.
Pregnancy-Related Optimal Management of Hypertension (PROMPT)
Dr. Bill Sappenfield receives Title V Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Bill Sappenfield, who recently retired from the USF College of Public Health, has received the Title V Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dr. Bill Sappenfield receives Title V Lifetime Achievement Award
New year, new roles, new faces
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) is welcoming both veteran administrators and fresh faces to new roles in 2024.
New year, new roles, new faces
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