Parrish Medical Center Named Among the Top 14% Nationally for Maternity Care Access by U.S. News & World Report

TITUSVILLE, FLA. (December 10, 2024)—U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Parrish Medical Center as a 2025 Maternity Care Access Hospital.

U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings now recognize hospitals offering essential maternity services to underserved communities. Introduced last year, the Maternity Care Access Hospital designation recognizes essential hospitals serving communities that would be in danger of becoming maternity care deserts if they were to stop providing crucial maternity care services.

Only 14% of all U.S. News evaluated hospitals have been designated as Maternity Care Access Hospitals. Hospitals were evaluated based on detailed data submitted to U.S. News.

“We are honored to be recognized as a 2025 Maternity Care Access Hospital, a distinction achieved by only a small percentage of evaluated hospitals” said George Mikitarian, Parrish Healthcare President and CEO. “This recognition highlights our dedication to ensuring equitable, high-quality maternity care for all families in our community. We remain committed to advancing access to exceptional care and supporting healthy beginnings for both mothers and babies.”

“U.S. News awarded the Maternity Care Access Hospital designation to just 118 hospitals nationwide,” said Jennifer Winston, health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals ensure continued access to critical maternity care services and demonstrate their dedication to closing the gap in maternity care deserts.”

The U.S. News Maternity Care Access Hospitals designation is based on several measures including geographic isolation, number of obstetric providers per 10,000 births and hospital quality. Maternity Care Access Hospitals must also meet quality measures for Csection, severe unexpected newborn complications, and episiotomy.

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