STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Northwell\u2019s Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) has been included on U.S. News & World Report\u2019s 2026 list of best hospitals for maternity care in the nation, one of 495 facilities lauded for \u201cdelivering safe, evidence-based and patient-centered care to expectant mothers and their babies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs chair of obstetrics and gynecology, I am incredibly proud of how our teams across Northwell consistently raise the bar in maternity care,\u201d Eli Serur, MD, chair of women services at Staten Island University Hospital noted in a press release. \u201cWe remain committed to providing the safest, most technologically advanced care for expectant mothers during one of life\u2019s most transformative moments.\u201d <\/p>\n
SIUH is among a cluster of Northwell Health hospitals recognized by the publication for excellence in maternity care. Others include Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New Hyde Park, South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow. Three Nuvance Health hospitals \u2014 Sharon Hospital, Danbury Hospital and Putnam Hospital, which also fall under the Northwell umbrella \u2014 were also named to the list.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis prestigious designation is the top honor given by U.S. News in its annual maternity review and reflects the hospitals\u2019 collective commitment to exceptional outcomes, health equity and family-centered support throughout pregnancy and childbirth,\u201d SIUH detailed in the release.<\/p>\n
The High Performing status is based on critical quality measures, including:<\/p>\n
C-section delivery ratesUnexpected newborn complication ratesRates of vaginal birth after C-sectionEpisiotomy ratesExclusive breast milk feeding and breastfeeding supportAdoption of birthing-friendly practicesReporting on disparities in outcomes<\/p>\n
U.S. News evaluated 899 hospitals nationwide for its 2026 maternity care edition, awarding top recognition to just over half of those reviewed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the largest provider of obstetric services in New York state \u2014 responsible for nearly one percent of all U.S. births \u2014 Northwell Health continues to lead statewide and national efforts to redefine maternity care,\u201d the hospital system noted. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Northwell\u2019s Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) has been included on U.S. News & World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70008,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-70007","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}