(North Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 12, 2024) –For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health to its list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care and bestowed its top rating of “High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy)” for 2025.

“We are proud to maintain this recognition as one of the best maternity hospitals in the nation,” said Catherine Bonderer, MSN, MBA, RNC-OB, senior director of Maternal Child Health. “Our obstetrics, neonatal and pediatrics teams continually elevate expectations for family-centered care. Their dedication to providing expectant mothers with a safe and care-focused experience is inspiring.”

The annual Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings are a resource to find the maternity care that best meets their family’s needs. To create the list, U.S. News sent nationwide surveys that evaluated labor and delivery hospitals on eight objective quality measures.

NKCH and MH’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) scorecard rated the health system excellent at minimizing avoidable C-sections, as unnecessary C-sections pose long-term health risks to mother and baby. The health system also earned marks for never or rarely scheduling deliveries earlier than recommended. The full U.S. News scorecard can be found 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 more than 600 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 provider practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in over 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, Primary Stroke Center and Wound Care Management Certification
• The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care

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 seven adult procedures and conditions, as well as Maternity Care, and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as a top 20 employer in Missouri and a national Best Employer for Women.

Each year NKCH serves more than 12,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.

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For More Information:
Hayden Ward
North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health
Office: 816.691.3069
Mobile: 816.835.9495
Email: hayden.ward@nkch.org