Patti DePompei, RN, MSN, Participates in First CMS Convening on Maternal Health in Washington, DC
December 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s and MacDonald Women’s Hospital President Patti DePompei was invited to participate in the first Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convening on maternal health since the agency launched its Maternity Care Action plan in July 2022 as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.
Patti joined White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan E. Rice, Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, and other leaders from across government and health care for the convening titled We Can Do Better: Advancing Maternity Care Together. Attendees discussed key actions to improve the health of pregnant and postpartum women – including the need for a robust and diverse maternity care workforce.
During part of the convening, Patti, who also holds the Rainbow Babies & Children's Foundation Chair in Leadership and Innovation, participated on a panel titled, “Sustaining a Diverse Maternity Care Workforce” where she shared her perspective on opportunities to advance improvements and explained the importance of a family-centered approach using the UH Rainbow Ahuja Center for Women & Children as a successful model to build upon.
Earlier this year UH Rainbow welcomed the CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, where she had the opportunity to tour the UH Rainbow Ahuja Center in Midtown and UH Rainbow’s neonatal intensive care unit. UH then hosted a Roundtable on “Maternal and Infant Health Impacts and Lead Exposure in Children” including other Northeast Ohio health care leaders and elected officials. Heidi Gartland, Chief Government & Community Relations Officer, joined Patti in DC, representing University Hospitals nationally recognized efforts in women’s and children’s health care.
Tags: Population health, Diversity