Comanche County Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce recognition as a Best Hospital in Maternity Care, Stroke and Heart Failure as well as a Maternity Access Hospital by U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, announced the 2024 Best Hospitals. This evaluation assists patients, in consultation with their doctors, in making informed decisions about where to receive excellent care.
U.S. News evaluated hospitals from across the nation that provide labor and delivery services, stroke services, and heart failure 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.
“Hospitals that receive a High Performing designation as part of Best Hospitals meet a high standard in caring for parents and patients,” said Jennifer Winston, Ph.D., 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 that participated in the survey. Patients-to-be can research their local hospitals’ performance metrics for free at health.usnews.com to help them choose where to receive healthcare services.”
New this year is a special recognition of hospitals across the U.S. serving communities that depend on them for access to vital maternity care services. The 2024 ratings evaluation highlights 73 inaugural “Maternity Care Access Hospitals.”
These essential hospitals provide care to expectant parents who wouldn’t otherwise have access to maternity care and serve communities that would otherwise be maternity care deserts.
“While growing maternity care deserts in parts of the country have left millions of people without local access to maternity care, these U.S. News-recognized Maternity Care Access Hospitals persist in providing this vital service to under-resourced communities,” said Winston.
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.
We are very proud of our Labor & Delivery, stroke, and cardiac care teams for their excellent care and dedication to our patients.