Woman’s Hospital Awarded One of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025
Woman’s Hospital has been named one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025 by Newsweek and Statista. Receiving the highest designation of five ribbons, this is the third year in a row Woman’s has received this award. It is only given to hospitals nationwide with outstanding performance in the specialty of maternity care.
“Thank you to Newsweek and Statista for this incredible honor,” said Woman’s President and CEO Rene Ragas. “This is especially gratifying to receive after we recently celebrated the significant milestone of delivering our 400,000th baby. As our work continues, we could not be more grateful to our patients and their families for trusting the care our dedicated team consistently provides and for having their commitment recognized in this way.”
The award is based on three pillars:
- Hospital quality metrics
- Patient experience surveys
- Recommendations from healthcare professionals
The America’s Best Maternity Hospitals ranking is announced each year and focuses on high quality maternity care provided from pregnancy through birth and postpartum. Thousands of medical professionals were invited to participate in the survey. The categories include five ribbon hospitals (182) and four ribbon hospitals (262).
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About Woman’s Hospital
Woman’s is a specialty hospital for women and infants located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since opening in 1968, it has welcomed more than 375,000 babies, making it one of the largest delivery services in the country and the largest in Louisiana. Additionally, Woman’s operates a level III-S neonatal intensive care unit; this designation allows them to care for infants who are extremely premature, are critically ill or require surgical intervention. The hospital is also recognized for its expertise in mammography as well as breast and gynecologic cancer care. As a private, nonprofit organization, all funds are reinvested into the hospital to continue Woman’s mission to improve the health of women and infants through the latest technology, a highly qualified staff and critical community programs and services.