These hospitals are the best for maternity care in Kansas City, new study says
If you or someone you know plans to give birth in the Kansas City area, they’ll be in good hands. The region has some of the best hospitals for maternity care, according to a new report.
8 hospitals in the area were among the 495 across the United States to earn U.S. News & World Report’s “high performing” designation for maternity care involving uncomplicated pregnancies. The rankings reviewed 901 hospitals in the country that submitted maternity data for evaluation.
The data collected from each hospital ranged from the birth rates of C-sections and vaginal births after the mother previously had a C-section birth, to birthing-friendly practices and severe unexpected newborn complication rates.
“These public ratings assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care providers, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity care for uncomplicated births,” U.S. News said in a statement.
Kansas City was also included on U.S. News & World Report’s top 20 list for metropolitan areas that have the greatest number of hospitals on the list.
Of the Kansas City area’s eight hospitals, three are in Kansas and five are in Missouri. Check out which hospitals made the list.
Best maternity care hospitals in Kansas City
Four hospitals on the list are in Jackson County, two hospitals are in Johnson County, one is in Wyandotte County and one is in Clay County:
- Advent Health Shawnee Mission, 9100 W. 74th St. in Merriam. The hospital has a 4/5-star patient experience rating on U.S. News.
- Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st St. The hospital has a 3/5-star patient experience rating.
- The University of Kansas Hospital, 4000 Cambridge St. in Kansas City, Kansas. The hospital has a 4/5-star patient experience rating.
- Centerpoint Medical Center, 19600 E. 39th St. in Independence. The hospital has a 2/5-star patient experience rating.
- North Kansas City Hospital, 2800 Clay Edwards Drive. The hospital has a 3/5-star patient experience rating.
- St. Luke’s East Hospital, 100 NE St. Luke’s Boulevard in Lee’s Summit. The hospital has a 4/5-star patient experience rating.
- St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, 4401 Wornall Road. The hospital has a 4/5-star patient experience rating.
- St. Luke’s North Hospital-Barry Road, 5830 NW Barry Road. The hospital has a 4/5-star patient experience rating.
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Each hospital that received a high-performing maternity care designation also met criteria to be recognized as “Birthing-Friendly,” according to U.S. News, because the hospital “participated in a quality improvement collaborative and implemented patient safety practices in order to improve maternal outcomes.”
