The Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community was HQI’s initiative to provide California hospitals with education, technical assistance, and peer support to strengthen perinatal mental health. The program concluded in December 2021. However, key resources developed remain on this website for ongoing free use by hospitals, as needed. Any questions regarding the resources on this web page can be directed to Boris Kalanj, HQI’s Director of Programs, at bkalanj@hqinstitute.org.

November 18, 2021 – Fathers and Partners and Perinatal Mental Health
October 21, 2021 – Breastfeeding and Perinatal Mental Health
August 19, 2021 – Child Abuse Reporting and Perinatal Mental Health
June 17, 2021 – Substance Use Disorders and Perinatal Mental Health
April 15, 2021 – Birth Trauma and Perinatal Mental Health
February 18, 2021 – Supporting NICU Families
December 17, 2020 – Supporting Patients with Perinatal Loss
October 15, 2020 – Disparities in Perinatal Mental Health Care
August 20, 2020 – Developing Referrals and Community Resources
June 18, 2020 – Hospital Approaches to Staff Training and Patient Education
April 2020 – The Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Mental Health & Introducing New Training Resources for Hospitals
February 2020 – A Hospital’s Role in Supporting Maternal Mental Health
January 2020 – Introductory Webinar
- Virtual opportunity for hospital participants to receive practical implementation advice from program faculty and experienced peers. Office hours are held in the alternate months between webinars.
- September 16, 2021 Group Office Hours
- July 15, 2021 Group Office Hours
- May 20, 2021 Group Office Hours
- March 18, 2021 Group Office Hours
- January 21, 2021 Group Office Hours
- November 19, 2020 Group Office Hours
- September 17, 2020 Group Office Hours
- July 16, 2020 Group Office Hours
- May 21, 2020 Group Office Hours
- March 19, 2020 Group Office Hours
The virtual Capstone Event rounded out our learnings and celebrated the achievements of California hospitals in advancing maternal mental health.
- For event recording, click here.
- Timing of key event sessions:
- 13:45 Review of Learnings
- 1:01:15 Hospital Panel (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Marshall Medical Center & Scripps Health)
- 1:51:30 Personal Story: Sarah Nevison
- 2:48:28 Keynote: Psychopharmacology and Perinatal Mental Health (Miriam Schultz, MD)
- 3:43:53 Celebration & Recognition
- 3:51:25 Resources for Continued Learning
- Timing of key event sessions:
- For slides, click here.
Participating Hospitals
For a map of all enrolled hospitals, click here.
Enrolled hospitals in alphabetical order:
Adventist Health and Rideout
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Adventist Health Glendale
Adventist Health Hanford
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial
Adventist Health Simi Valley
Adventist Health Tulare
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Adventist Health White Memorial
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Anaheim Global Medical Center
Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Antelope Valley Hospital
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Barstow Community Hospital
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Clovis Community Medical Center
Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno)
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Corona Regional Medical Center
Cottage Health System
CPMC – Mission Bernal
Desert Regional Medical Center
Desert Valley Hospital
Doctors Hospital of Riverside/Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center
Doctors Medical Center (Modesto)
Dominican Hospital
East LA Doctors Hospital
Eisenhower Medical Center
El Centro Regional Medical Center
Emanuel Medical Center
Enloe Medical Center
Fairchild Medical Center
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
Garfield Medical Center
Glendale Memorial Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital (Bakersfield)
Greater ElMonte Community Hospital
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Hi Desert Medical Center
Highland Hospital
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Huntington Hospital
John Muir Health – Concord hospital
John Muir Health – Walnut Creek hospital
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Orange County – Irvine Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente The Permanente Medical Group
Kern Medical Center
Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Madera Community Hospital
Marian Regional Medical Center
Marshall Medical Center
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Mee Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital Los Banos
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Memorial Medical Center (Modesto)
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center
Mercy General Hospital
Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Mercy Medical Center (Merced)
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
Monterey Park Hospital
Natividad Medical Center
NorthBay Healthcare
Northern Inyo Hospital
Northridge Hospital
Olive View – UCLA Medical Center
Orange County Global Medical Center
Palomar Health- Escondido campus
Palomar Health- Poway campus
PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
PIH Health Hospital-Whittier
Plumas District Hospital
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
Queen Of the Valley Medical Center (Napa)
Queen of the Valley Medical Center (West Covina)
Rady Children’s Hospital
Redlands Community Hospital
Regional Medical Center of San Jose
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside University Health System – Medical Center
Saddleback Medical Center
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
San Antonio Regional Hospital
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
San Joaquin General Hospital
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital- Encinitas
Scripps Memorial Hospital- La Jolla
Scripps Mercy Chula Vista
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Sierra View Medical Center
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
South Coast Global Medical Center
St Louise Regional Hospital
St. Bernardine Medical Center
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
St. Francis Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Medical Center (Stockton)
St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley)
Stanford Health Care ValleyCare Hospital
Stanford Health Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital
Sutter Amador Hospital
Sutter Coast Hospital
Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center (Santa Cruz)
Sutter Roseville Medical Center
Sutter Solano Medical Center
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Twin Cities Community Hospital
UCDavis Medical Center
UC Irvine
UCLA Health System
UCLA Resnick Neurophsychiatric Hospital
UCSF Health & Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Victor Valley Global Medical Center
Watsonville Community Hospital
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center