AdventHealth Zephyrhills Named to U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

December 11, 2024 — ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. − U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named AdventHealth Zephyrhills as a 2025 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

“It is imperative that there is access to high-quality maternity care for women in our Pasco County community,” said Gwen Alonso, Chief Nursing Officer for AdventHealth Zephyrhills and AdventHealth Dade City. “We are honored to be recognized for our efforts in ensuring top-tier support is available to moms and families close to where they live.”

U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis. Best Hospitals for Maternity Care assists expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity services that best meet their family’s needs.

AdventHealth Zephyrhills earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as severe unexpected newborn complication rates, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.

“This designation offers our patients a sense of reassurance in the quality of care they will receive from our well-trained, compassionate medical team,” said Jenni Wolf, director of women’s services at AdventHealth Zephyrhills. “It demonstrates the commitment of AdventHealth Zephyrhills to provide critical support and the best health outcomes to women and mothers, during a vulnerable time.”

U.S. News evaluated 817 hospitals from across the United States. Only half of all hospitals evaluated for U.S. News’ 2025 ratings edition have been recognized as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.

“The hospitals recognized by U.S. News as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care showcase exceptional care for expectant parents,” said Jennifer Winston, Ph.D., health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals demonstrate significantly lower C-section rates and severe unexpected newborn complications compared to hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.”

The U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality, such as C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, severe unexpected newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, birthing-friendly practices and reporting on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.

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