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Oregon Perinatal Collaborative seeks renewed funding to support rural maternity care and training
Summary
Supporters of Senate Bill 1039 told the committee the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative (OPC) has used prior state funding to expand statewide perinatal quality improvement, and requested $1.5 million for the 2025–27 biennium to continue and extend programs focusing on rural hospitals, simulation training and maternal morbidity prevention.
Senate Bill 1039 would establish the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative at Oregon Health & Science University and appropriate $1,500,000 from the general fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the 2025–27 biennium to support the collaborative’s work improving maternal and infant health.
Silke Akerson, executive director of the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative, told the committee OPC has expanded since the legislature’s initial core funding and now provides statewide initiatives on severe…
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