Providence Swedish hospitals named among nation’s best for maternity care
Providence Swedish delivers more babies each year than any hospital system in Western Washington and we have been consistently recognized for excellence in maternity care.
Providence Swedish has once again been recognized for excellence in maternity care, with U.S. News & World Report naming Swedish First Hill, Swedish Issaquah, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Providence St. Peter Hospital and Providence Centralia Hospital as 2025 High Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care, the highest designation possible in the publication’s annual Best Hospitals for Maternity Care rankings.
The ratings are based on a wide variety of maternity care measures, including safety and quality, fewer complications for newborns, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities. The annual study evaluated 817 hospitals from across the United States and only half received a “High Performing” designation.
Top maternity hospitals feature specialized services such as maternal-fetal medicine for high-risk pregnancies and neonatal intensive care units to ensure higher standards of care. They also have lower rates of cesarean sections and early elective deliveries.
To learn more, visit U.S. News & World Report’s complete rankings of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.
About Providence Swedish
Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 22,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.
