Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Named Among Best Hospitals for Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report

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U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, named Overlake Medical Center & Clinics 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.

“This award reflects the dedication and compassion of Overlake’s entire Childbirth Center in ensuring every parent and newborn receives the highest quality care during this life-changing journey,” says Sandy Salmon, Director of Women's and Infant Services at Overlake. “Overlake has proudly helped thousands of families grow, and this recognition inspires our care teams to continue raising the bar on maternity care for our community.”

U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that submit detailed data to the publication for analysis related to labor and delivery services. 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.

Overlake 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.

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,” says 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, reporting on racial/ethnic disparities and more.

For more information, visit Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.