Advisory Board

Purpose
The Regional Perinatal Board and Perinatal Advisory Council of San Diego and Imperial Counties shall have as their purpose: 1) to foster communication among providers in order to improve the quality of, access to, and appropriateness of care for perinatal consumers; and 2) to the extent possible, to identify and address unmet perinatal needs in the Region.

Regional Perinatal Board membership shall consist of:

1. One seat for each of the following hospitals or health systems:
   1. Children’s Hospital & Health Center
   2. Paradise Valley Hospital
   3. Naval Medical Center San Diego & Hospital Camp Pendleton
   4. Palomar Medical Center & Pomerado Hospital
   5. Scripps Health
   6. Sharp HealthCare
   7. Tri-City Medical Center
   8. UCSD Medical Center
2. One seat for each of the County Maternal and Child Health Divisions (San Diego and Imperial)
3. One seat for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
4. One seat for the American Academy of Pediatrics
5. One seat for the Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses and the Southern California Association of Neonatal Nurses
6. One seat for the March of Dimes
7. One seat representing community clinics that provide perinatal services
8. One seat representing San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health
   Division
9. Between one and six seats for members at large. At large members shall be appointed to ensure that the Board reflects
   the professional, geographic and cultural diversity of the region’s perinatal providers and the types of
   agencies/institutions offering perinatal services, such as School of Nursing or Medicine, Advocacy groups,....

Meetings
The RPS Board usually meets the first Tuesday of every month from 4:30 - 6:00 pm at the RPS office. Please contact our office for a current schedule.