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Southcoast Health’s St. Luke’s and Charlton Memorial Hospitals have been recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report.
Southcoast Health was among the one-third of hospitals evaluated by U.S. News for maternity care to be designated as ‘High Performing,’ which is the highest rating U.S. News awards for maternity care. To earn this designation, Southcoast Health’s maternity services demonstrated excellence in important quality metrics, including complication rates, C-sections, whether births were scheduled too early in pregnancy, and how successfully the system supported breastfeeding.
“Southcoast Health is proud to be recognized as a premier destination for maternity services,” says Kim M. Pina, Nurse Manager of the Family Centered Unit and Pediatrics at St. Luke’s Hospital. “The Family Centered and Pediatrics Units here provide high quality state of the art care to the patients in our community, and I am honored to work with our incredible staff who continually goes above and beyond for every patient to assure they have the best possible experience.”
Jennifer Bloom MEd, BSN, Nurse Manager at Charlton Memorial Hospital agreed. “This recognition from the U.S. News and World Report demonstrates the exceptional care provided to all moms, babies and families in the Southcoast Health Family Centered Units, including the more than 3,000 babies delivered in our system’s hospitals last year. I am proud to work on an amazing team where all staff take pride in their work on the unit and provide compassionate care under all circumstances.”
“All families deserve to be informed on how hospitals perform on key indicators of quality, which is why U.S. News has compiled and published a trove of maternal health data from hospitals across the country,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News & World Report. “The hospitals we’ve recognized as High Performing meet a high standard in caring for patients with uncomplicated pregnancies.”
Unique to the U.S. News site, participating hospital profiles are a one-stop shop and include a variety of relevant offerings for parents-to-be, including key measures of safety, alongside services and amenities, like private rooms, valet parking and availability of child birthing classes.
The evaluation looks at hospital data relating to only uncomplicated pregnancies, not high-risk pregnancies. Participating hospitals responded to a survey from the U.S. News health analysis team in spring of 2021, which reflects data from 2019. Participation was voluntary. Click here to view the full Best Hospitals for Maternity Care list. An updated list of Best Hospitals for Maternity is expected to publish in summer of 2022, to coincide with the release of the 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Procedures & Conditions ratings.
For more information about Southcoast Health’s maternity services please visit: Maternity Services MA | Southcoast Health
About Southcoast Health
Celebrating the system’s 25th anniversary in 2021, Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable organization and the largest provider of primary and specialty care in the region, serving communities in Rhode Island and across Southeastern Massachusetts. Southcoast Health is a Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospital in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Out of the 2,743 considered hospitals in the United States, only 250 earned this recognition. In 2020 and 2021, St. Luke’s is a Newsweek and Leapfrog’s Best Maternity Hospitals. US News ranks Southcoast 9th among hospitals in Massachusetts, and 2nd among those in the Providence Metro area. In 2019 and 2020, the Southcoast Health system also received seven awards, including Best Hospitals and Best Place to Work, in SouthCoast Media Group’s Best of the Best Awards voted on by residents and readers.
As a network of more than 700 physicians, hospitalists, and mid-level practitioners, Southcoast Health is a system of three acute care hospitals — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, and Tobey Hospital in Wareham, and also provides behavioral health services in partnership with Acadia at Southcoast Behavioral Health in Dartmouth. Southcoast Health’s System comprises seven Urgent Care Centers, two Centers for Cancer Care, visiting nurse association, and numerous additional ambulatory facilities that offer convenience and access to services for more than 724,000 residents in 33 communities covering over 900 square miles in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
With 7,500 employees, Southcoast Health is the largest employer in Southeastern Mass., and one of the largest employers in the Commonwealth, according to the Boston Business Journal. Southcoast Health is proud of our mission of providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to our patients and proud of our tradition of eliminating the barriers that prevent access to care. More information is available online at www.southcoast.org. Connect to Southcoast Health through social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Southcoast® is a registered trademark of Southcoast Health System.
