U.S. News & World Report: CMMC “excels on multipe metrics”
Central Maine Medical Center is being recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report. This is the first time U.S. News has published a list of Best Hospitals for Maternity.
CMMC earned a “High Performing” rating in Best Hospitals for Maternity. “High Performing” is the highest rating U.S. News awards for that type of care.
“It is very gratifying to be recognized in this way by a national news organization,” said Steven G. Littleson, DBA, FACHE, president and CEO of Central Maine Healthcare. “It’s a reflection of the commitment to professionalism and excellence of our team members on CMMC’s maternity ward have – something they share with all Central Maine Healthcare team members. It is such an honor for the rest of the world to know they can place their trust in us for the highest level of care possible when they are welcoming new lives into their world.”
To be recognized among the Best Hospitals for Maternity, hospitals needed to excel on multiple quality metrics that matter to expectant families, including complication rates, C-sections, whether births were scheduled too early in pregnancy and how successfully each hospital supported breastfeeding. Only one-third of the hospitals evaluated by U.S. News for maternity care earned a “High Performing” rating.
“All families de serve to be informed on how hospitals perform on key indicators of quality, which is why U.S. News has compiled and published a trove of maternal health data from hospitals across the country,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News & World Report. “The hospitals we’ve recognized as High Performing meet a high standard in caring for patients with uncomplicated pregnancies.”
Unique to the U.S. News site, participating hospital profiles are a one-stop shop and include a variety of relevant offerings for parents-to-be including key measures of safety, alongside services and amenities, like private rooms, valet parking and availability of child birthing classes.
The evaluation looks at hospital data relating to only uncomplicated pregnancies, not high-risk pregnancies. Participating hospitals responded to a survey from the U.S. News health analysis team in Spring 2021 which reflects data from 2019. Participation was voluntary. U.S. News anticipates updating Best Hospitals for Maternity in Summer 2022, to coincide with the release of the 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Procedures & Conditions ratings.