The COPIC Medical Foundation has awarded $511,121 in grants to four organizations focused on reducing fragmentation in the health care system. Congratulations to the following organizations:

AIRnyc (New York). AIRnyc helps reduce fragmentation in prenatal and postpartum clinical and social care for high-risk black and latina pregnant persons.

Metropolitan State University of Denver (Colorado). This is an EMT and nursing interprofessional education pilot and launch focusing on interprofessional education to reduce fragmentation and improve patient outcomes.

Black Doulas for Black Mamas (Texas). Black Doulas for Black Mamas works with perinatal community health workers to fill gaps in maternal health, improve birth outcomes and lower morbidity and mortality in rural Texas.

Kansas Health Care Collaborative (Kansas). Kansas Health Care Collaborative takes an innovative approach to improving care transitions for patients dismissed from a hospital emergency room visit or inpatient stay through use of health information exchange technology and data across the state of Kansas.