Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital have both been recognized as 2022-2023 High Performing Hospitals in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report. This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.
U.S. News evaluated nearly 650 hospitals that provide high-quality labor & delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies for its 2022-2023 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. Fewer than half of all hospitals that offer maternity care and participated in the survey received a High Performing designation.
“All of Memorial Hermann’s labor and delivery units make it a priority to be as compassionate and accommodating as possible when considering the thoughts and feelings of expectant parents,” said Dr. Victoria Regan, Vice President of the Women's and Children's Service Line at Memorial Hermann Health System. “To have multiple campuses recognized with this distinguished achievement is a tremendous honor, and we hope parents across the Greater Houston area continue to look to Memorial Hermann for support when welcoming the newest addition to their families.”
In addition to this new recognition, several other Memorial Hermann campuses and service lines previously ranked in the 2022-2023 report:
The U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality, such as C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, early elective delivery rates and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates, among other measures.
For more information, visit the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care webpage.