Parrish Medical Center Named to U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

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 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis. Best Hospitals for Maternity Care assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity services that best meets their family’s needs.

Parrish Medical Center earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as severe unexpected newborn complication rates, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.

“We are excited to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care,” said George Mikitarian, Parrish Healthcare President and CEO. “This honor reflects our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional care for mothers and their families, ensuring every birth is a safe and memorable experience. Our dedicated team of Care Partners go above and beyond every day, and this recognition is a testament to their hard work and passion for excellence in maternal care.”

“The hospitals recognized by U.S. News as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care showcase exceptional care for expectant parents,” said Jennifer Winston, Ph.D., health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals demonstrate significantly lower C-section rates and severe unexpected newborn complications compared to hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.”

The U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality, such as C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, severe unexpected newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, birthing-friendly practices and reporting on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.

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