Hoag’s Maternal Mental Health Team, Empowered by You

1,708 334 new patients served since opening in 2018 new patients seen on average per year specialized team members:

• Sarah Kauffman, MD, reproductive psychiatrist

• Elizabeth Whitham, MD , reproductive psychiatrist (joined in 2022)

• Angela Mains, LCSW, lead therapist

• Sandy Yokoyama, LMFT, therapist

8 Nurse Practitioner Supports Acute and Urgent Mental Health Needs

Dual-certified in primary care and psychiatry, Meghan Steele, MSN, NP, whose position is funded by philanthropy, serves as a nurse practitioner in addition to collaborating with Hoag’s OB/GYNs to assist patients with perinatal mental health disorders. Her role expands the team’s bandwidth to care for the acute and urgent mental health needs of pregnant and postpartum mothers in a timely manner. Meghan triages and coordinates care, provides continuity of care, and participates in outreach and community education programs to raise awareness about maternal mental health.

• Emily Densmore, LCSW, therapist

• Melissa Romo, LMFT, therapist (joined in 2022)

• Nicole Young, LCSW, therapist (joined in 2022)

• Meghan Steele, NP, psychiatric nurse practitioner (joined in 2022)

“Our Maternal Mental Health team strives to provide access to compassionate, evidence-based and patient-centered care for all the women who choose Hoag for their perinatal journey. Motherhood is messy. It is our honor to help these families navigate the transition.”

– Sarah Kauffman, MD, Reproductive Psychiatrist, Hoag Maternal Mental Health Program

“The resources I have at Hoag give me the energy and ability to show up for myself, my life, my husband and my family — a gift I will forever be grateful for.” – Samantha, grateful patient