U.S. News & World Report has named Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy). This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.
The designation is measured by factors such as newborn complication rates, birthing-friendly practices and more. With the largest team of obstetricians, gynecologists and maternal-fetal medicine specialists in the region, Carilion is the only system in the region to receive this High Performing hospital honor. This is the third consecutive year Roanoke Memorial has been recognized.
“As a system dedicated to clinical excellence, we are honored to receive this recognition,” said Isaiah M. Johnson, M.D., Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Carilion. “With a strategic approach to patient safety and commitment to continuous quality improvements, this recognition illustrates our team’s focus on providing high-quality, patient-centered care to achieve the best outcomes possible. I am proud to represent such a dedicated and compassionate group of providers and caregivers.”
Best Hospitals for Maternity Care is an annual evaluation designed to assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity care that best meets their family’s needs.
U.S. News evaluated hospitals from across the nation that provide labor and delivery services and submitted detailed data to the publication for analysis; 680 hospitals, an all-time high, participated in this year’s U.S. News survey. Fewer than half – 46% – of all hospitals that offer maternity care and participated in the survey received a High Performing designation.
“Hospitals that receive a High Performing designation as part of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care meet a high standard in caring for parents with uncomplicated pregnancies,” said Jennifer Winston, health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals have C-section rates that are 26% lower, and newborn complication rates that are 37% lower than unrecognized hospitals.”
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, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.
Carilion Women’s Obstetrics and Gynecology offers gynecologic, prenatal, maternal fetal medicine, delivery and postpartum care, along with the region’s only level IIIB NICU at Carilion Children’s. To learn more about Carilion’s OBYGN services, visit CarilionClinic.org.
