Ocean Recognized Nationally as a Best Maternity Care Hospital by Newsweek

What you need to know

Ocean Medical Center was named to Newsweek’s 2020 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals.  The distinction recognizes facilities that have excelled in providing care to mothers, newborns, and their families, as verified by the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. 

Best Maternity Care Hospitals is part of Newsweek, utilizing data from The Leapfrog Group.

The medical center provides patients with individualized obstetrics and gynecology care, including ongoing support for mom and baby by a team of certified registered nurses, each of whom has been specially trained in all aspects of childbirth. A Level II Special Care Nursery is available if a higher level of care is needed for infants requiring specialized care by nationally trained neonatologists and neonatal nurses. 

“Best Maternity Care Hospitals are an elite group of hospitals from across the country. These facilities are to be commended for the care they provide to women and families, and for giving babies a strong start to life. Particularly in these uncertain times, we are honored to share this list of top-ranked facilities with Newsweek’s readership.”

Nancy Cooper, editor in chief of Newsweek

Hospitals named as a Best Maternity Care Hospital have fully met The Leapfrog Group’s standards for maternity care on evidence-based, nationally standardized metrics.  The exacting standards have been established by Leapfrog’s national expert panel.  This includes lower rates of early elective delivery, NTSV C-section, and episiotomy, as well as compliance with process measures including newborn bilirubin screening prior to discharge and blood clot prevention techniques for mothers delivering via C-section.