UVA Prince William Hospital Recognized as a ‘Best Hospital for Maternity Care’

The UVA Health Prince Wiliam Medical Center in Manassas has earned a top spot in the U.S. News & World Report list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, a recent press release stated.

The hospital system’s Manassas campus received a “high-performing” rank from the publication, the highest recognition a hospital can receive. U.S. News & World Report highlighted the hospital’s low unnecessary Cesarean section and newborn complication rates and saw it as a birthing-friendly facility.

“I am incredibly proud to have our teams once again recognized for their hard work and unwavering dedication to providing exceptional healthcare to the families of our communities,” said Michelle Strider, chief nursing officer of UVA Health’s community medical centers and clinics in Northern Virginia and Culpeper. “Our teams consistently give their best in our labor and delivery, mother-baby, and neonatal intensive care units. We are deeply committed to offering the highest level of care in the most advanced community care environments, inspiring hope from the very start for our newest little Virginians.” ”

Nearly 63% of babies born at the hospital were exclusively breastfed or fed breast milk during their hospital stay, which is above both regional and national averages.

“The average in the South is 38.8% and the national average is 49%. Feeding breast milk boosts an infant’s immune system and brain development and may protect against allergies, asthma, obesity and other conditions,” the U.S. News & World Report’s page said.

According to a press release from the hospital, the Manassas campus delivered 1,932 babies in 2024 and admitted 238 babies for care in the newborn intensive care unit.

“Rankings only catch a glimpse of the daily exceptional work performed by our maternity teams,” Keisha Walker, director of women’s and children’s services, UVA Health Prince William Medical Center, said. “I am incredibly proud of the consistency and dedication our team demonstrates every day, providing care during a time that is both exciting and, at times, overwhelming for our patients and their families. This well-deserved recognition reflects our ongoing mission to deliver superior healthcare to people of all ages.”

The Prince William Medical Center joins several other facilities in Virginia that were ranked as “high-performing,” including UVA Health’s Culpeper Medical Center, VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax and the Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach.