News and Events

CPQCC Medical Director Dr. Kurlen Payton CPQCC Names New Medical Director, Completing CA-PQC Leadership Team

October 26, 2026

We’re pleased to share that Dr. Kurlen Payton, Medical Director of the Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Director of Quality and Safety for Guerin Children’s, has been appointed Medical Director of CPQCC.

Family one baby mom dad Join the California PQC's Advisory Council

August 22, 2026

The new California Perinatal Quality Collaborative (CA-PQC) is seeking committed, collaborative leaders to join its Advisory Council.

The goal of the CA-PQC is to inform and build upon the work of California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) and California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) to improve the quality and equity of systems by supporting and sustaining a statewide Perinatal Quality Collaborative of public and private entities across the birthing continuum. The CA-PQC will leverage California's community, clinical care, and public health assets to prioritize and respond to California’s maternal and newborn/infant needs to improve outcomes through continuous clinical and community systems of care quality improvement initiatives strategically and comprehensively.

A family holds their newborn baby in their home nursery. A Bold Vision and New Strategic Leadership for California’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative

June 30, 2026

In partnership with State of California public health leadership, the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC), the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC), and the High Risk Infant Follow-up (HRIF) Program are evolving to further eliminate persistent health inequities, enhance perinatal health outcomes, and fo