Sanford USD Medical Center, Sanford Medical Center Fargo and Sanford Bemidji Medical Center have been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025. The annual ranking recognizes the top maternity hospitals in the U.S., highlighting medical centers that excel in providing exceptional care throughout pregnancy, delivery and postpartum.
This is the second consecutive year Sanford USD Medical Center has appeared on the Newsweek ranking.
“Being named an America’s Best Maternity Hospital for the second year in a row is a true testament to the care team we have guiding 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, South Dakota. “Bringing life into the world is such a precious gift and we’re grateful for the women and couples we get to care for as they start and grow their families.”
Health system leaders also are celebrating the achievement in Fargo, North Dakota, and Bemidji, Minnesota.
“We are thrilled to be named one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals. This is a direct result of our staff’s dedication to going above and beyond for our patients,” said Ashley Erickson, Sanford Fargo vice president of operations for women’s and children’s services. “Childbirth is one of the most natural and purest things in life. It is truly an honor to provide care for our patients as they are welcoming a new member to their family. Having the trust of our patients and the communities we serve is something we will never take for granted.”
What makes a top maternity hospital
The ranking is based on three pillars:
- Nationwide online survey: Health care 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 fourth time to identify America’s Best Maternity Hospitals in 2025.
Sanford Health delivered nearly 9,000 babies in 2024 and also offers classes in parenting preparation, childbirth and pregnancy.
Learn more
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- Prep for baby, postpartum, and ‘fourth trimester’
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