Three Ascension Wisconsin hospitals have been named to Newsweek’s “America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025” list:
- Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus, Milwaukee
- Ascension All Saints Hospital - Spring Street Campus, Racine
- Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton
The America's Best Maternity Hospitals 2025 title reinforces these hospitals’ reputation as providing high-quality maternity care and an excellent childbirth experience. Only 14 hospitals in Wisconsin achieved this recognition.
"We are very pleased that Newsweek has recognized the outstanding work of our dedicated associates and the excellent care they provide our moms and babies each and every day," said Steven D. Bush, M.D., Medical Director of the Women’s and Family’s Service Line for Ascension Wisconsin. "Our care teams’ devotion to high-quality patient care demonstrates our commitment to excellence."
Ascension Wisconsin is committed to providing exceptional, compassionate care at every stage of a woman’s life—whether she is preparing for motherhood, seeking advanced gynecological care, or managing complex health conditions. Providing quality care to moms and babies is central to Ascension’s identity and Mission. One out of every 50 babies born in the United States over the past five years have taken their first breath in an Ascension hospital.
Newsweek’s annual ranking recognizes the top maternity hospitals in the U.S., spotlighting institutions that excel in providing exceptional care throughout the pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period.
America's Best Maternity Hospitals that met the minimum thresholds for three data sources were eligible for the analysis. The three data sources used for the evaluation are:
- Hospital quality metrics with a focus on indicators relevant to maternity care.
- Results from patient experience surveys.
- Nationwide online survey: Healthcare professionals and hospital managers with knowledge about maternity processes (e.g., neonatal and perinatal doctors, nurses, and midwives) were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals in the U.S.
The list was determined through a rigorous evaluation process, incorporating a nationwide online survey of health care professionals and hospital managers with knowledge about maternity processes, results from patient experience surveys and hospital quality metrics from several sources with a focus on indicators relevant to maternity care.
