NKCH and MH Again Among the Nation's Best for Maternity Care
December 5, 2023Categories: PRESS RELEASE
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North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health is again among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, earning a rating of “High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy)” for 2024. This is the second consecutive year NKCH and MH has received U.S. News’ highest award for maternity care.
“This is a tribute to the tremendous people on our perinatal care teams,” said Catherine Bonderer, MSN, MBA, RNC-OB, senior director of Maternal Child Health. “Their collective efforts and focus to provide hope and healing to every life we touch made this possible. Our goal is to raise the bar for maternity care by providing individualized care and setting an example for other hospitals to follow.”
The annual Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings are a resource for expectant parents to find the maternity care that best meets their family’s needs. U.S. News’ methodology evaluates labor and delivery hospitals on eight objective measures of quality.
NKCH and MH’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) scorecard reveals the health system never or rarely schedules delivery earlier than recommended and it’s excellent at minimizing avoidable C-sections. The full U.S. News scorecard is available here.
About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
For more than 65 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland's preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch.
NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and 550 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neuroscience, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of physician practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.
Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:
- American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet®designation
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
- The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, and Primary Stroke Center
Our oncology partnership with The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides patients with access to clinical trials and state-of-the-art radiation therapy.
Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in nine procedures and conditions and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as one of America’s Best Midsize Employers, ranking NKCH the top midsize hospital and health system in the Kansas City area and No. 148 midsize company in the nation.
Each year NKCH serves more than 24,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.