ROME – US News & World Report, the global authority on hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Rome Health as a 2022-23 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy).
It is the highest award a hospital can win for US News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.
The annual assessment is designed to help expectant parents and their doctors make informed decisions about where to receive prenatal care. Rome Health earned a high performance designation in recognition of maternity care, measured by factors such as the rate of complications in newborns.
“We are very excited to receive this award. At Rome Health, maternity staff and providers work together to provide the best possible care for our patients,” said Dr. Ankur Desai, Head of Department. “Receiving this honor just reinforces the excellent work that the maternity staff does every day at Rome Health.”
US News ranked nearly 650 hospitals that provide high-quality labor and delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies for the 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. Less than half of all maternity care hospitals that participated in the survey received a High Performance designation.
“When expectant parents are considering their options for welcoming a baby into the world, Best Hospitals for Maternity Care is designed to help them identify hospitals that excel at delivering babies for uncomplicated pregnancies,” said Ben Harder, chief health analyst and editor-in-chief. in US News. “A hospital that has earned a High Performance designation may be a good option for parents, in consultation with their medical provider.”
The US News Hospitals Best for Maternity Care methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality, such as cesarean delivery rates in lower-risk pregnancies, neonatal complication rates, exclusive breastfeeding rates, birth rates with early elective and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates, among other measures.
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