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Mission Statement
NPQIC seeks to improve the delivery of and access to evidence-based health care for all Nebraska mothers and newborns.
• We will engage all stakeholders statewide.
• We will identify opportunities to optimize measurable perinatal outcomes and implement initiatives for a sustained improvement.
• We will reduce the impact of premature birth statewide.
• We will be good stewards of the financial resources committed to the work of the organization and will allocate our resources across the
entire state of Nebraska to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Board of Directors

Ann L Anderson Berry, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UNMC Medical Director, NICU and Newborn Nursery, Nebraska Medicine	Robert Bonebrake, MD FACOG Maternal-fetal Medicine Perinatal Center, Methodist Women’s Hospital

Deb Esser MD, MMM, FAAFP VP Medical Policy and Quality Medical Director BCBS of Nebraska	Kathy Karsting, RN, MPH Program Manager, Maternal Child Adolescent Health NE DHHS Division of Public Health

Sean Kenny, MD FACOG Maternal-Fetal Medicine Bryan Health	Sue Korth, BSN, MPH, PhD VP and COO Methodist Women’s Hospital

Steve Lazoritz, MD Medical Director WellCare of Nebraska	Dale Mahlman Executive Vice President Nebraska Medical Association

Lisa McClane RN, MSN, NE-BC Administrator, Women’s and Children’s Services	John W. Sparks, M.D Chair Department of Pediatrics, Carol Remmer Angle, MD, Presidential Chair of Pediatrics, and Associate Dean for Pediatric Affairs

Lisa Strasheim, MSN, APRN, NNP-BC Division Director- Women’s Health CHI Health	Lisa White, MD Medical Director: Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care, Nebraska Department of Health & Human Resources

BJ Wilson, Jr., MD Medical Director NICU CHI Saint Elizabeth	Tom Williams, MD Chief Medical Officer & Director of the Division of Public Health, Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services

Abby M. Saunders, MS, PLMHP, PLADC Therapist, Heartland Family Service Consumer Advocate	Leann Heinrichs, M.D. Chief of Medical Staff Thayer County Health Services

Operations Office:

• Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, Medical Director
• Robert Bonebrake, MD, Medical Director

• Peggy Brown, DNP, RN, CPHQ, Program Administrator
• Kamilla Gazieva, MBA, MHS, Program Coordinator

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