Sanford Fargo named America’s Best Maternity Hospitals List
April 29, 2025
Contact:
Nathan Aamodt
Sanford Health Media Relations
(701) 200-6080/nathan.aamodt@sanfordhealth.org
FARGO, N.D. — Sanford Health Fargo has 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 care.
“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.”
The ranking is based on three pillars:
1. 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.
2. Patient Experience Survey: Survey of the overall patient experience in the hospital.
3. 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 Medical Center Fargo delivered 2,886 babies in 2024 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 2.4 million patients and more than 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes 56 hospitals, more than 270 clinic locations, 144 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, nearly 1,000 active clinical trials and studies, 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.
