September 24, 2025 - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Maternal Health Summit: Supporting Practice, Policy, and Quality Imperatives for Hospital Teams Register Now

Location: Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel 4650 Lindle Road, High Pointe Commons Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111-2426

Registration Deadline: September 25, 2025

Overview

Hospitals and health systems across Pennsylvania are leading important efforts to improve maternal health outcomes, reduce disparities, and ensure safer care for patients and families. This conference brings together health care leaders and community partners to share current strategies, programs, and innovations driving maternal health improvement within their organizations and communities. In addition to peer learning, the event will provide critical updates on regulatory and compliance requirements shaping hospital-based maternal care—including strategies to support safer care delivery. Join your colleagues for a day of insight, practical tools, and shared commitment to advancing maternal health across Pennsylvania.

Agenda

9/24/2025

8:00 AM

Maternal Health Summit Registration

8:30 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:40 AM

Maternal Health Outcomes in the U.S. and the Pathway to Improvement

Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, MAS, FACOG
System Medical Director of Health Outcomes, Medical Director of Quality, Women’s Services
Medical Director, Minimally Invasive Center for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Associate Professor, Ochsner Clinical School

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country. While maternal mortality has continued to decline worldwide, outcomes are only getting worse in the United States. Learn the drivers of maternal mortality and the solutions to improve outcomes.

9:20 AM

Transforming Data into Action to Improve Maternal Health

9:40 AM

CMS Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission, and Federal Policy Update

10:20 AM

Networking Break

10:40 AM

Pennsylvania Regulatory and Quality Program Update

11:00 AM

Ignite Talks—Clinical Operations

Improvement initiatives related to workforce, care delivery, and increasing access to perinatal mental health

12:00 PM

Networking Lunch

12:45 PM

Ignite Talks—Community Connections

Innovative community partnership models

1:45 PM

Malpractice Risk & Mitigation in Maternal Health

Topics will include trends in obstetric malpractice claims; the link between clinical protocols, documentation, staffing levels, and liability; best practices in risk mitigation

2:20 PM

Networking Break

2:35 PM

Integrated Transitions: Team-Based Solutions from Birthing to Non-Birthing Settings

Panelists will share strategies for improving communication, continuity of care, and patient hand-offs and discuss lessons learned from real-world efforts to break down silos and improve shared ownership of maternal care outcomes.

3:20 PM

Wrap-up and Adjourn

Learning Objectives

Identify approaches to reduce disparities in maternal health and improve patient outcomes.
Discuss the latest Joint Commission standards, CMS regulations, policies, and quality measures related to maternal health.
Describe best practices on collecting, evaluating, and using data insights to guide your organization’s improvement strategy.

Who Should Attend

Chief medical officers, chief nursing officers, chief quality officers, OBs, midwives, nurses and nurse leaders, service line clinical leaders and directors, quality and safety leaders, clinical nurse educators, community health professionals, care coordinators, regulatory and compliance directors, government relations and policy staff, and anyone interested in improving maternal health.

Hotel Information

Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel
4650 Lindle Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111

HAP has reserved a limited block of rooms for the evening of September 23, 2025. The rate is $152 plus tax (single/double) and is subject to availability after Monday, September 1, 2025. For reservations, call 717-564-5511 or make your reservation online. Callers need to mention they are a part of the HAP Maternal Health Summit to access the special rate.

Registration Information

Registration Fee:

General members—Complimentary
Associate members—$299
Non-members—$399

Registrants are responsible for the full fee if cancellation is received after Wednesday, September 17. There is a $50 administrative fee on all cancellations. Cancellations must be in writing. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions are permissible.