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10 / 10

St. David's North Austin Medical Center

Austin, TX

C-section: 21.1% Safety Rating: A

Strong

10 / 10

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

C-section: 21.8% Safety Rating: A

Strong

10 / 10

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, IL

C-section: 20.2% Safety Rating: A

Strong

9.65 / 10

St. David's South Austin Medical Center

Austin, TX

C-section: 21% Safety Rating: A

Strong

9.4 / 10

UCLA Medical Center of Santa Monica

Santa Monica, CA

C-section: 23.6% Safety Rating: A

Strong

9.2 / 10

University Health

San Antonio, TX

C-section: 20.6% Safety Rating: B

Strong

9 / 10

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, IL

C-section: 25% Safety Rating: A

Strong

8.65 / 10

Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Dallas, TX

C-section: 24% Safety Rating: A

Strong

8.3 / 10

Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

C-section: 23.9% Safety Rating: A

Strong

8.3 / 10

Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, IL

C-section: 19.8% Safety Rating: C

Good

7.5 / 10

St. Mark's Hospital

Salt Lake City, UT

C-section: 23% Safety Rating: Not rated

Good

7.4 / 10

Los Angeles County – Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, CA

C-section: 23.6% Safety Rating: C

Good

7.1 / 10

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

Dallas, TX

C-section: 25% Safety Rating: C

Good

6.95 / 10

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land, TX

C-section: 27.3% Safety Rating: A

Good

6.95 / 10

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County

Chicago, IL

C-section: 24% Safety Rating: C

Good

6.9 / 10

St. David's Medical Center

Austin, TX

C-section: 27.9% Safety Rating: B

Good

6.85 / 10

CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital — Jordan Valley

West Jordan, UT

C-section: 17.9% Safety Rating: Not rated

Good

6.3 / 10

Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, TX

C-section: 27.4% Safety Rating: C

Good

6 / 10

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, IL

C-section: 33.7% Safety Rating: A

Fair

5.9 / 10

Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

C-section: 30.1% Safety Rating: B

Fair

5.5 / 10

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

Houston, TX

C-section: 18.2% Safety Rating: Not rated

Fair

5.35 / 10

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital — Westover Hills

San Antonio, TX

C-section: 28.2% Safety Rating: B

Fair

5 / 10

UT Southwestern / Clements University Hospital

Dallas, TX

C-section: 31.5% Safety Rating: C

Fair

4.9 / 10

Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital

New York, NY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Fair

4.75 / 10

Medical City Dallas

Dallas, TX

C-section: 30.2% Safety Rating: B

Fair

4.6 / 10

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, NY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Fair

4.55 / 10

WakeMed Raleigh Campus

Raleigh, NC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Fair

4.55 / 10

Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church, VA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Fair

4.55 / 10

Sentara Leigh Hospital

Norfolk, VA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Fair

4.3 / 10

Adventist Health White Memorial

Los Angeles, CA

C-section: 27.4% Safety Rating: Not rated

Fair

4.1 / 10

Memorial Regional Hospital

Hollywood, FL

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Fair

4.1 / 10

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, MD

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Fair

4.1 / 10

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian

Newport Beach, CA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Fair

4.05 / 10

Overlake Medical Center

Bellevue, WA

C-section: 31% Safety Rating: C

Concern

3.95 / 10

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.8 / 10

Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center

Houston, TX

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.8 / 10

The Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, NY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.8 / 10

Mount Sinai West

New York, NY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.75 / 10

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital

Aventura, FL

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.75 / 10

Duke University Hospital

Durham, NC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.7 / 10

AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital

Evanston, IL

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital

Virginia Beach, VA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Sibley Memorial Hospital

Washington, DC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital

Newark, DE

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center

Honolulu, HI

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

St. Luke's Boise Medical Center

Boise, ID

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Maine Medical Center

Portland, ME

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Mercy Hospital St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.7 / 10

Billings Clinic

Billings, MT

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: A

Concern

3.5 / 10

Emory Decatur Hospital

Decatur, GA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

3.5 / 10

Emory University Hospital Midtown

Atlanta, GA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

3.4 / 10

Swedish Medical Center – First Hill

Seattle, WA

C-section: 33.3% Safety Rating: C

Concern

3.3 / 10

Sharp Memorial Hospital

San Diego, CA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.3 / 10

Swedish Medical Center — Ballard Campus

Seattle, WA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

3.2 / 10

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2.9 / 10

WakeMed Cary Hospital

Cary, NC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

2.9 / 10

UH Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, OH

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

2.9 / 10

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, NJ

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

2.9 / 10

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

2.9 / 10

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, NH

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

2.9 / 10

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center

Oklahoma City, OK

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

2.9 / 10

Wyoming Medical Center

Casper, WY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: B

Concern

2.85 / 10

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

Glendale, AZ

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2.55 / 10

Northside Hospital Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2.55 / 10

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2.55 / 10

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Miami, FL

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2.5 / 10

Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Northridge, CA

C-section: 29.8% Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.4 / 10

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, NY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.4 / 10

UNC Medical Center

Chapel Hill, NC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.4 / 10

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.4 / 10

OHSU Hospital

Portland, OR

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.4 / 10

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Portland, OR

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.25 / 10

UCSF Medical Center

San Francisco, CA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.1 / 10

Bellevue Hospital Center

New York, NY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.1 / 10

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.1 / 10

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

Aurora, CO

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.1 / 10

Denver Health Medical Center

Denver, CO

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.1 / 10

EvergreenHealth Medical Center

Kirkland, WA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Baptist Hospital of Miami

Miami, FL

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Swedish Medical Center

Englewood, CO

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital

Royal Oak, MI

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Ochsner Medical Center

Jefferson, LA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, NC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Charlotte, NC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Rex Hospital

Raleigh, NC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Cleveland, OH

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Nashville, TN

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital

Nashville, TN

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital

Nashville, TN

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center

Tualatin, OR

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis, MN

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2.05 / 10

VCU Medical Center

Richmond, VA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

2 / 10

Methodist Hospital Northeast

San Antonio, TX

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

Emory Johns Creek Hospital

Johns Creek, GA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

Mount Carmel Grove City

Grove City, OH

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

Northside Hospital Gwinnett

Lawrenceville, GA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

George Washington University Hospital

Washington, DC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

Providence Alaska Medical Center

Anchorage, AK

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

UAMS Medical Center

Little Rock, AR

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center

Iowa City, IA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

The University of Kansas Hospital

Kansas City, KS

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, MS

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center

Las Vegas, NV

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

2 / 10

J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital

Morgantown, WV

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Concern

1.95 / 10

California Pacific Medical Center — Van Ness Campus

San Francisco, CA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.75 / 10

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, MI

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.75 / 10

Tulane Medical Center

New Orleans, LA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.6 / 10

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Everett, WA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.6 / 10

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

Atlanta, GA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.6 / 10

Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Phoenix, AZ

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.4 / 10

Howard University Hospital

Washington, DC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: D

Concern

1.4 / 10

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

St. Louis, MO

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: D

Data Withheld

1.35 / 10

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus, OH

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Data Withheld

1.35 / 10

Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, MN

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Data Withheld

1.3 / 10

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)

Philadelphia, PA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Data Withheld

1.3 / 10

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: C

Data Withheld

1.25 / 10

University of Utah Hospital

Salt Lake City, UT

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

San Diego, CA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center

Marietta, GA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Valleywise Health Medical Center

Phoenix, AZ

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, NJ

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, NJ

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, MA

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

UnityPoint Health — Meriter

Madison, WI

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, WI

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

MUSC Health University Medical Center

Charleston, SC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, SC

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Norton Hospital

Louisville, KY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Baptist Health Lexington

Lexington, KY

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

IU Health Methodist Hospital

Indianapolis, IN

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

UAB Hospital

Birmingham, AL

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

St. Louis, MO

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Presbyterian Hospital

Albuquerque, NM

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Fargo, ND

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Providence, RI

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

Sanford USD Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Concern

1.2 / 10

University of Vermont Medical Center

Burlington, VT

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: Not rated

Data Withheld

0.7 / 10

Parkland Health

Dallas, TX

C-section: Not disclosed Safety Rating: D