Sanford USD Medical Center named a Best Maternity Hospital
May 22, 2024
Contact:
Jon Berg
Sanford Health Media Relations
605-366-2432 / Jon.Berg@Sanfordhealth.org
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sanford USD Medical Center has been awarded on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2024. Sanford is the only hospital in South Dakota to be named to the list.
“We have an exceptional team of caregivers who guide mothers during pregnancy and childbirth,” said Melanie Rusche, vice president of operations for women’s and children’s services at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. “Bringing life into the world is such a precious gift and we’re grateful for the women and couples we get to care for in what is likely one of the most exciting moments in their life.”
The ranking is based on three pillars:
- Nationwide Online Survey: Healthcare professionals and hospital managers with knowledge about maternity processes e.g., neonatal and perinatal doctors, nurses, and midwives were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals in the U.S.
- Patient Experience Survey: Survey of the overall patient experience in the hospital.
- Hospital Quality Metrics: Indicators relevant to maternity care were considered.
High-quality maternity care, provided from pregnancy through birth and postpartum is key to the long-term health of newborns and women who give birth. Given that maternity care is a major component of health care, Newsweek and Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider have partnered for the third time to identify America’s Best Maternity Hospitals in 2024.
Sanford USD Medical Center delivered 3,229 babies in 2023 and also offers several parenting preparation, childbirth and pregnancy classes.
For more information about Sanford Health, visit SanfordHealth.org.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 1.4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 45 hospitals, 211 clinic locations, more than 160 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers, 2,900 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 540 active clinical trials, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
