CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fifteen Advocate Health hospitals are being recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual recognition for “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.” The hospitals are classified as “high performing” and considered the best maternity hospitals in the nation.
High performing hospitals in Illinois include: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; and Advocate Sherman Hospital.
High performing hospitals in Wisconsin include: Aurora BayCare Medical Center; Aurora Lakeland Medical Center; Aurora Medical Center – Bay Area; Aurora Medical Center – Grafton; Aurora Medical Center – Oshkosh; Aurora Medical Center – Sheboygan County; Aurora Medical Center Summit; and Aurora Medical Center West Allis.
“These types of recognitions are extremely meaningful to our patients and our teammates,” said Dr. Ann Windsor, vice president of the women’s health service line at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. “It reaffirms their respective choices of where to give and receive high-quality care, given the clinical excellence we’re delivering each day.”
In North Carolina, high performing hospitals include: Atrium Health Cabarrus; Atrium Health Pineville; and Atrium Health University City.
“This is a testament to the work our teams do every day to provide the best possible experience for our patients,” said Dr. Suzanna Fox, senior vice president and Atrium Health women’s care service line leader. “This recognition will help expecting families make informed choices – to reassure them the safest, highest-quality care for their maternity needs can be found at our hospitals.”
To be recognized as high performing by U.S. News, hospitals must excel in multiple quality metrics, including C-section rates, newborn complication rates, breast milk feeding rates and early elective delivery rates. Hospitals must have C-section rates that are 26% lower, and newborn complication rates that are 37% lower than unrecognized hospitals to earn the designation.
Three Advocate Health hospitals were also designated “Maternity Care Access Hospitals,” recognizing hospitals that provide quality care to expectant parents in areas that would otherwise be maternity care deserts. These hospitals include Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center, in Rome, Georgia, Atrium Health Union, in Monroe, North Carolina, and Aurora Medical Center – Bay Area in Marinette, Wisconsin.
Earlier this year, 32 Advocate Health hospitals earned recognition on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-24 “Best Hospitals” list – 30 adult hospitals plus Advocate Children’s Hospital, in Chicago, and Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital, in Charlotte.
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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States – created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs nearly 155,000 team members across 68 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $6 billion in annual community benefits.