The Regional Quality Improvement (RQI) committee is made up of providers such as neonatologists, perinatologists, obstetricians, pediatricians, NICU nurses, and labor & delivery nurses from Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The committee meets three times a year with the goal of developing clinical quality improvement strategies based on current information derived from California Children’s Services (CCS) standards, MCAH data systems such as California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC), Perinatal Profiles, Office of Vital Records (OVR), Perinatal Dispatch Center, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), and Healthy People 2010 objectives. Topics discussed in 2005-2006 included preventing nosocomial infection, accessing your CPQCC data online, and a review of local trends and practices in the induction of labor.

Committee Minutes 2005-2006

September 13, 2005
February 14, 2006
May 16, 2006

Meeting Schedule 2006-2007

September 12, 2006 (Encino-Tarzana Regional Med Ctr): 12-2 PM
February 13, 2007 (Northridge Hospital): 12-2 PM
May 23, 2007 (Children's Hospital Los Angeles): 12-2 PM

Meeting Schedule 2007-2008
October 4, 2007 (Valley Presbyterian Hospital): 10 AM - 12 PM
February 12, 2008 (Citrus Valley Hospital): 12-2 PM

If you are interested in joining the Regional Quality Improvement (RQI) committee or getting more information about upcoming meetings, please contact Lisa Pettinato at (818) 788-6850 or lpettinato@paclac.org. To attend an upcoming meeting, please RSVP to Lisa one week in advance.