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In December 2024, five UNC Health hospitals — UNC Medical Center <\/strong>(Chapel Hill, NC), UNC Health Rex<\/strong> (Raleigh), UNC Health Nash<\/strong> (Rocky Mount), UNC Health Rockingham<\/strong> (Eden) and UNC Health Appalachian<\/strong> (Watauga Medical Center – Boone, NC) — were named to US News & World Report<\/em>‘s \u201cBest Hospitals for Maternity Care<\/strong>\u201d annual hospital and medical specialty rankings list. These five system hospitals were designated as “high performing” among top hospitals in maternity care nationwide. \"\"<\/p>\n

Five months later, two of these UNC Health affiliates — UNC Medical Center <\/strong>(Chapel Hill, NC) and UNC Health Rex\u00a0<\/strong>(Raleigh, NC) were named to Newsweek’s <\/em>\u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025<\/a>\u201d list. Only 20 hospitals in North Carolina were included in America\u2019s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025<\/strong>. Both UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and UNC Health Rex in Raleigh were awarded the highest ranking, with 5 ribbons each. Both have also earned this award for four years in a row.<\/p>\n

UNC Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Obstetric Anesthesia Division Chief Kathleen A. Smith MD, FASA<\/strong>, noted: “Repeated high marks for UNC Health hospitals in maternity care are a testament to the hard work of our [Obstetric Anesthesia Care team] and all involved in Labor & Delivery across our system. We are most grateful for those who support the work of Obstetric Anesthesiology at UNC Health.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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