All Atlantic Health System Maternity Centers recognized as high performing by U.S. News & World Report for the best hospitals for maternity
NEW JERSEY – For their work in delivering extraordinary care for moms, Atlantic Health System’s Morristown, Overlook, Chilton and Newton Medical Centers have been recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care (uncomplicated pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report. This is the first time U.S. News has published a list of Best Hospitals for Maternity.
These four Atlantic Health System hospitals earned a “High Performing” rating in Best Hospitals for Maternity. “High Performing” is the highest rating U.S. News awards for that type of care.
To be recognized among the Best Hospitals for Maternity, hospitals had to excel on multiple quality metrics that matter to expectant families, including complication rates, C-sections, whether births were scheduled too early in pregnancy, and how successfully each hospital supported breastfeeding.
“We are immensely proud to have achieved this prestigious recognition at all four of our maternity centers,” said Diana Contreras, MD, Medical Director of Women’s Health, Atlantic Health System. “To be recognized on a national level is a tribute to our dedicated team of providers and clinical professionals whose top priority is to advocate for the best outcomes for mom and baby.”
These outcomes include promoting high-quality laboring and doula services, minimizing primary cesarean section rates, optimizing maternal postpartum health and long-term medical health, and fostering a breastfeeding-friendly culture.
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.
“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.”
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. U.S. News anticipates updating Best Hospitals for Maternity in summer of 2022, to coincide with the release of the 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Procedures & Conditions ratings.
