Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, including Ochsner Medical Center- West Bank Campus and Ochsner Baptist, is the highest-rated maternity hospital in Louisiana, according to the Best Hospital for Maternity ratings released today by US News & World Report, the global authority on hospital valuations and consumer advice. Ochsner Medical Center (OMC) was rated “Top Performing Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy),” the highest US News & World Report awards rating for maternity care. Ochsner Medical Center was the only hospital in Louisiana to earn a “top performing” rating from US News & World Report for maternity care this year.
Our teams at Ochsner Baptist and Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank do an amazing job every day to make sure our moms and babies stay healthy and well. We are so grateful to our communities and to the mothers who choose to have their babies here with us.”
Lisa Pellerin, MSN, FACHE, vice president, NICU and women’s services system, Ochsner Health
To be recognized in Best Hospitals for Maternity, hospitals had to excel in multiple quality metrics, including complication rates, C-section rates, whether births were scheduled too early in the pregnancy, and how successfully each hospital supported breastfeeding. maternal. Participation was voluntary, and the evaluation reviewed hospital data related only to uncomplicated pregnancies, not high-risk pregnancies.
US News evaluated nearly 650 hospitals that provide high-quality labor and delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies for its Best Hospitals for Maternity Care 2022-2023. Less than half of all hospitals offering maternity care that participated in the survey received a High Performance designation.
“When parents-to-be are considering their options for welcoming a baby into the world, the best hospitals for maternity care are designed to help them identify hospitals that excel in delivery for uncomplicated pregnancies,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor. in US News. “A hospital that has earned a High Performance designation may be a good option for parents, in consultation with their medical provider, to consider.”
Ochsner Medical Center and other Ochsner Health facilities have previously been recognized as leaders in maternity and women’s services. Recognitions include:
- Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC) Louisiana Birth Ready and Louisiana Birth Ready+ Designation: With two levels of achievement, this designation celebrates improved perinatal health outcomes resulting from the implementation of clinical practices that promote safe, equitable, and dignified childbirth for all who give birth. As of February 2022, the Birth Ready designation has been awarded to four hospitals: Ochsner LSU Health Monroe, Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge, Ochsner Medical Center Kenner, Ochsner Medical Center West Bank. In addition, two Ochsner hospitals have earned Birth Ready + designation: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport St. Mary Medical Center and Ochsner Baptist.
- Ochsner received nearly $1 million for a digital health program to help expectant mothers, among other patients. In December 2021, Ochsner Health received $999,996 from the Federal Communications Commission as part of Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Ochsner is using the grant to fund Connected Health’s remote monitoring devices that support and deliver digital care to a variety of patients, including expecting mothers. This is the second round of funding the FCC has awarded to Ochsner Health through the competitive program, totaling nearly $2 million.
- Numerous Ochsner Health hospitals and partners throughout the Gulf South have received a Leapfrog “A” Hospital Safety Rating for Spring 2022. This national distinction recognized 16 Ochsner Health facilities for their achievements in protecting patients from preventable hospital errors and harm. The facilities are Ochsner Acadia General Hospital, Ochsner Baptist, Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge, Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock, Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore, Ochsner St. Mary, Ochsner Medical Center: West Bank, Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center (Ochsner Partner), Ocean Springs Hospital (Ochsner Partner), Pascagoula Singing River Hospital (Ochsner Partner), Singing River Gulfport Hospital (Ochsner Partner), St. . Bernard (Ochsner Partner) Partner), St. Charles Parish Hospital (Ochsner Partner) and St. Tammany Health System (Ochsner Partner).
Dr. Joseph Biggio, Jr., MD, Chairman of the Women’s Hotline system and Chairman of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine system at Ochsner Health, said, “High-quality, equitable prenatal care is critical for our expecting mothers. This award demonstrates that Ochsner is dedicated to serving Louisiana’s growing families, and that our excellence is unmatched in this area of expertise.”
Access to high-quality prenatal care for both mother and baby has been shown to increase the chances of a safer full-term pregnancy. Headquartered in New Orleans, OMC is a destination for maternity care and women’s services in the greater New Orleans area. Ochsner Baptist is home to the Perkin Alternative Birthing Center, the only hospital-based alternative birthing center in the region, as well as a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a Regional Level IV designation, the highest level designation Granted by the state of Louisiana.
To learn more about Ochsner Health and women’s services, visit ochsner.org/services/womens-services. For resources for parents-to-be and new parents, visit ochsner.org/newmom. For more information on US News World Report’s Best Maternity Hospitals, visit Best Maternity Hospitals.
