Ascension Seton Hays named best hospital for maternity care

Ascension Seton Hays has made the U.S. News & World Report's newly released list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. U.S. News evaluated how well hospitals perform in childbirth using C-section rates, newborn complication rates, breast milk feeding rates, early elective delivery rates, routine vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rates, episiotomy rates, whether a hospital meets new federal criteria for "birthing-friendly" practices, and whether a hospital tracked and reported their outcomes for patients of different races and ethnicities. Of the approximately 2,700 U.S. hospitals that provide maternity services, only 297 were recognized by the U.S. News as “High Performing."

“Our maternity services team is committed to providing high quality care to growing Hays County,” said Dr. Jason Bosco, chief of women’s services at Ascension Seton Hays. “We’re proud to be recognized for the work of our committed staff who live our mission everyday and contribute to the excellent care we provide to our patients.”

Ascension Seton Hays was also named a “Best Maternity Hospitals 2021” by Newsweek, in partnership with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that reports on the safety and quality performance of U.S. health care facilities. Additionally, Ascension Seton Hays recently received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates Ascension Seton Hays’ achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.

Maternity Care at Ascension Seton Hays

Ascension Seton Hays Maternity Unit offers the full spectrum of labor and delivery care, close to home. In 2019, Ascension Seton Hays expanded its women’s services program with a new maternity unit. The new space includes a 10,000 square foot expansion, increasing capacity by more than 50% to meet the growing demand for OB services in Hays County and beyond. To complement the new facility, Ascension Seton Hays also remodeled existing maternity space to include two additional labor and delivery rooms. Additionally, Ascension Seton Hays also offers:

• Customized birth plans
• Level II NICU
• Maternal Fetal Medicine
• Spacious birthing rooms
• Couplet care, so mom and baby are rarely separated
• Access to Dell Children’s Level IV NICU
• Access to Dell Children’s specialists

Maternity services at Ascension Seton Hays are part of comprehensive women’s services offered by Ascension, including comprehensive breast imaging and gynecological and breast surgery.