Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Named to U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
December 10, 2024
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is proud to announce that six of its hospitals have been named by U.S. News & World Report as 2025 High Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.
“Hackensack Meridian Health is proud that our hospitals are once again being recognized among the best maternity hospitals in the nation,” said Robert C. Garrett, FACHE, chief executive officer, Hackensack Meridian Health. “This recognition is a testament to our world-class team members, who are consistently delivering exceptional, personalized care to mothers and newborns in our hospitals.”
The following hospitals received a designation from U.S. News, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice:
- Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center – High Performing
- Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center – High Performing
- Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center – High Performing
- Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center – High Performing
- Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center – High Performing
- Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center – High Performing
- Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center – Maternal Access Hospital
U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis. Best Hospitals for Maternity Care assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity services that best meets their family’s needs.
“At Hackensack Meridian Health, we are committed to providing the highest-quality, safest, and most compassionate care to every patients we serve,” said Jose M. Azar, executive vice president, chief quality officer, Hackensack Meridian Health. “It is an honor that our clinical teams are recognized by U.S. News once again for the exceptional maternity care they provide, and we look forward to continuing to set a high bar in New Jersey and beyond.”
Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as severe unexpected newborn complication rates, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.
U.S. News evaluated 817 hospitals from across the United States. Only half of all hospitals evaluated for U.S. News’ 2025 ratings edition have been recognized as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.
“The hospitals recognized by U.S. News as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care showcase exceptional care for expectant parents,” said Jennifer Winston, Ph.D., health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals demonstrate significantly lower C-section rates and severe unexpected newborn complications compared to hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.”
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, severe unexpected newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, birthing-friendly practices and reporting on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.
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