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The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) has been a vital part of the community for more than 50 years. From the beginning, our organization has been defined by the needs of East Boston and the communities we serve. We are the largest ambulatory care center in New England and more than half of our patients are best served in a language other than English. Our mission is to promote and su
04/14/2026
Thank you to two tenacious maternal health leaders, Mimi Gardner and Sue Ghosh, for representing as part of the Perinatal Data Learning Collaborative (PDLC)—an effort launched by the Institute for Health Equity Research, Evaluation & Policy (IHE). Close collaboration with our peers is essential to improving maternal health outcomes across Massachusetts, and we are delighted to be part of this talented group.
Despite Massachusetts having some of the best health care institutions in the world, Black people in our state are still nearly two times more likely than white people to die during the perinatal period. This , we’re shining a light on this issue and spotlighting a solution that can reduce disparities.
Healthcare systems can leverage data to monitor the perinatal journey and identify opportunities to prevent poor outcomes. But pregnant people seek care in a variety of settings where electronic health records are not always interoperable with one another. If we can break down these data silos, we can close gaps in quality maternal care.
The Perinatal Data Learning Collaborative (PDLC) is part of the solution.
The PDLC was launched by the Institute for Health Equity Research, Evaluation, and Policy (IHE) and led by community health centers to enhance data tools and reduce maternal health inequities. In the collaborative’s first year, IHE partnered with NeighborHealth and Brockton Neighborhood Health Center (BNHC) to support the infrastructure and technical assistance needed to integrate multiple data sources into a custom, easy to use dashboard, designed to identify high-risk patients and track their care. The goals was for providers to see patients’ demographic data, pregnancy information, and mental health, clinical, and social determinants of health screenings all in one place.
The impact is clear. At BNHC, one expert provider used to need 10 minutes to review essential clinical data. Now, they only need two. This means more coordinated, timely, and equity-minded care, which can reduce health disparities for Black people and other historically underserved communities.
The PDLC is dedicated to scaling up their success. They are amplifying lessons learned with health centers across the Commonwealth and have implemented new perinatal data tools at nine additional health centers, in partnership with Azara Healthcare.
Quality data is essential to identifying and closing gaps in maternal care with the urgency the moment demands. We must use every tool at our disposal to ensure all parents and babies can thrive.
Learn more about the PDLC's impact in the latest edition of the IHE newsletter: https://ow.ly/BcBp50YIcnt
03/30/2026
👨🏻⚕️🧑🏽⚕️👩🏼⚕️👨🏾⚕️ Happy National Doctors’ Day!
Today, we recognize the physicians and all primary care providers at NeighborHealth for their dedication to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our communities.
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