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U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital as a 2024 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy). This is the highest award a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.

Best Hospitals for Maternity Care is an annual evaluation designed to assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity care that best meets their family’s needs. Rancho Springs Hospital earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as newborn complication rates.

“I’m very proud of our Family Birth Center team for the outstanding care they provide to our expectant parents and their babies,” said Jared Giles, CEO of Rancho Springs Hospital. “Every delivery is unique, and our healthcare professionals are prepared to provide a successful labor, delivery and post-partum experience for all families.”

U.S. News evaluated hospitals from across the nation that provide labor and delivery services and submitted detailed data to the publication for analysis; 680 hospitals, an all-time high, participated in this year’s U.S. News survey. Fewer than half – 46% – of all hospitals that offer maternity care and participated in the survey received a High Performing designation.

“Hospitals that receive a High Performing designation as part of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care meet a high standard in caring for parents with uncomplicated pregnancies,” said Jennifer Winston, health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals have C-section rates that are 26% lower, and newborn complication rates that are 37% lower than unrecognized hospitals. Parents-to-be can research their local hospitals’ performance metrics for free at health.usnews.com to help them choose where to have their baby.”

Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest birthing center in all of SW Riverside County, with nearly 300 babies born at the hospital every month. The Family Birth Center features 17 private labor and delivery suites, 24 postpartum rooms, a 24/7 OB Emergency Department, a dedicated Hospitalist 24/7 and the highest level III NICU operated by the nationally ranked Rady Children’s Hospital.

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, newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, early elective delivery rates, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.