UC Medical Center has been named a 2023-24 ‘Best Hospital for Maternity Care’ and ‘High Performing’ designation by U.S. News & World Report. UC Medical Center is also among just three hospitals in Cincinnati to be named a 2023 ‘Birthing-Friendly’ hospital by the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
In May 2023, UC Medical Center was also ranked as one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek and Statista Inc.
“Our team of experts is passionate about providing parents and their babies with the highest quality maternity care—and we are honored to receive these prestigious recognitions for our excellence in maternal and newborn health,” said Teri Grau, MHA, BSN, RN, Vice President of Operations & Chief Nursing Officer at UC Medical Center.
The rankings are designed to help expectant parents and their doctors identify hospitals and health systems committed to providing high-quality maternity care.
To receive a ‘Birthing-Friendly’ designation from CMS, a hospital must provide high-quality maternity care, implement evidence-based quality interventions in hospital settings to improve maternal health and participate in a national perinatal quality improvement collaborative program. This important rating denotes a hospital's commitment to maternity care quality, safety and equity.
UC Medical Center is the first and only Level IV maternity hospital in Greater Cincinnati, and one of only seven Level IV maternity hospitals in Ohio. A Level IV maternity hospital is a regional perinatal healthcare center able to treat the most complex medical conditions during pregnancy, labor and postpartum.
The hospital was the first in the state of Ohio and one of 34 hospitals nationwide to be certified by The Joint Commission for Perinatal Care. This designation means that UC Medical Center works to reduce infant mortality rates, maternal complications, unnecessary induction of labor and prematurity rates—which can lead to infant mortality.
UC Medical Center is also home to the region’s first and only Obstetrical Emergency Care Center, which provides emergency care to expectant mothers and babies after 16 weeks of gestation and up to two weeks post-delivery.
