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Committee on Hospitals

Thursday, October 23, 2025 · 1:00 PM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

TL;DR

The Committee on Hospitals held a hearing on improving maternal health in New York City, focusing on better tracking and reporting of pregnancy-related complications and deaths. The committee discussed four resolutions aimed at standardizing how hospitals report maternal health problems and share data with state health officials. No votes were taken on these resolutions—they were all postponed for further consideration.

Key Decisions

  • Share maternal health data with NYC Maternal Mortality Review Committee Tabled
  • Create standardized definition and code for maternal mortality in state reporting system Tabled
  • Require regular reviews of maternal health data and retroactive data corrections Tabled
  • Expand hospital reporting of maternal health problems to include 30+ days post-partum events Tabled
  • Overall oversight hearing on improving maternal health in NYC Filed
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Agenda

  1. T2025-4110 Oversight - Improving Maternal Health in New York City.
    Oversight
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Oversight was Hearing Held by Committee

  2. Res 1082-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Department of Health to confidentially share data regarding adverse maternal health events from the New York Patient Occurrence Reporting and Tracking System with the New York City Maternal Mortality Review Committee
    Resolution
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee

  3. Res 1085-2025 Resolution calling on New York City Health and Hospitals facilities to report adverse maternal health events to NYPORTS based on an expanded and standardized definition of adverse maternal health events, including adverse events at least 30 days post-partum
    Resolution
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee

  4. Res 1086-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Department of Health to create a new and separate occurrence code for maternal mortality and to standardize the definition of events reportable to the New York Patient Occurrence and Reporting Tracking System
    Resolution
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee

  5. Res 1087-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Department of Health to conduct regular reviews of NYPORTS data, and to require hospitals to retroactively fill in missing data
    Resolution
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee

  6. Jointly with the Committee on Women and Gender Equity
  7. Roll Call
  8. Untitled item
  9. Res 1082-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Department of Health to confidentially share data regarding adverse maternal health events from the New York Patient Occurrence Reporting and Tracking System with the New York City Maternal Mortality Review Committee
    Resolution
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Resolution was Laid Over by Committee

  10. Res 1086-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Department of Health to create a new and separate occurrence code for maternal mortality and to standardize the definition of events reportable to the New York Patient Occurrence and Reporting Tracking System
    Resolution
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Resolution was Laid Over by Committee

  11. Res 1087-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Department of Health to conduct regular reviews of NYPORTS data, and to require hospitals to retroactively fill in missing data
    Resolution
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Resolution was Laid Over by Committee

  12. Res 1085-2025 Resolution calling on New York City Health and Hospitals facilities to report adverse maternal health events to NYPORTS based on an expanded and standardized definition of adverse maternal health events, including adverse events at least 30 days post-partum
    Resolution
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Resolution was Laid Over by Committee

  13. T2025-4110 Oversight - Improving Maternal Health in New York City.
    Oversight
    Action: Filed, by Committee

    This Oversight was Filed, by Committee