Newsweek magazine’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals features a dozen Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals as among the best in the nation for providing high-quality care to parents and their babies.
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The 12 hospitals to receive the prestigious honor include: Vallejo, Vacaville, Antioch, Fresno, Redwood City, Roseville, San Francisco, San Leandro, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa and South Sacramento.
This is the sixth year Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals have been recognized by Newsweek for meeting rigorous standards for maternity care, such as low rates of elective early deliveries and following important safety protocols to protect new parents and their babies.
“We know the importance of giving babies a healthy start in life, and our labor and delivery teams are providing these new families with quality care as they embark on this exciting chapter in their lives,” said Mike Bowers, FACHE, interim president of Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California region in news release. “Our Northern California hospitals deliver comprehensive, culturally responsive maternity care in a nurturing environment.”
Last year, nearly 40,000 babies were delivered at Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals.
The national designation was awarded to only 444 hospitals in the United States with 66 of those in California. Kaiser Permanente has a total of 26 hospitals that received the elite designation in California, or more than 40% of hospitals recognized in the state.
