Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Hospital Recognized by Newsweek as Best Maternity Hospitals 2023
Bryn Mawr, PA — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Hospital, part of Main Line Health, have been recognized as Best Maternity Hospitals 2023 by Newsweek.
With this achievement, the three hospitals continue to distinguish themselves as regional leaders in delivering the highest quality of maternity care, demonstrating their ongoing excellence and commitment to care from pregnancy through postpartum. Lankenau and Bryn Mawr each were awarded five ribbons by Newsweek, which is the publication’s top honor for maternity care; Paoli received four ribbons. For Bryn Mawr, the honor marks the fourth consecutive year receiving recognition from the publication.
Presented by Newsweek and consumer data firm Statista Inc., the Best Maternity Hospitals list highlights 384 recipients who provide excellence in maternity services. Overall, 159 hospitals received five ribbons and 225 received four. Newsweek and Statista rely on a comprehensive methodology that supports the data based on the following:
- A nationwide online survey in which hospital managers and maternity healthcare professionals (such as neonatal care providers and OB/GYNs) were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals
- Medical key performance indicator data relevant to maternity care (such as a hospital’s rate of cesarean births)
- Results from patient satisfaction surveys
“This recognition from Newsweek is a tribute to the excellence, dedication and leadership demonstrated by our hospitals and care team members in delivering safe, equitable and high-quality maternity care,” said Joseph Gobern, MD, MBA, FACOG, system chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Main Line Health. “We are extremely proud that patients in our community continue to choose Main Line Health hospitals, knowing we will take care of them and their babies every step of the way.”
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. Main Line Health consists of five hospitals, six health centers and over 150 medical practice locations. The System has more than 14,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
At its core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, providing skilled home healthcare, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization.
Main Line Health's medical staff benefits from a collaborative relationship including independent physicians, community healthcare professionals and hospital-based experts from Main Line HealthCare, the employed multi-specialty physician network of Main Line Health.
Main Line Health collaborates with top experts to deliver exceptional specialty care. Through our affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors and advanced practice providers care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care, and trauma surgeons provide critical care to our patients. Through our affiliation with Sheppard Pratt — a nonprofit provider of mental health services, substance use, developmental disability and other comprehensive behavioral health support — patients receive compassionate care in a welcoming environment.
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