St. David’s Medical Center recognized among America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025 by Newsweek
AUSTIN, Texas—St. David’s Medical Center, a Level IV Maternal Facility that provides the highest possible comprehensive care for pregnant and postpartum patients, was recently recognized among Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals for 2025. This is the third consecutive year for the hospital to receive this recognition.
St. David’s Medical Center provides a full spectrum of women’s services, including maternal-fetal medicine and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. The facility also has the largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Central Texas.
“At St. David’s Medical Center, we offer the most comprehensive labor and delivery programs—caring for moms and babies at every stage of pregnancy and postpartum,” Todd Steward, chief executive officer of St. David’s Medical Center, said. “This recognition is a testament to the unwavering commitment of our physicians, nurses and staff to deliver the highest quality care for mothers and newborns every day.”
Newsweekpartnered with statistics portal and industry ranking provider Statista for the fourth time to identify hospitals that provide the highest-quality maternity care from pregnancy through birth and postpartum. There were 444 hospitals in the country that made the list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025, including 42 in Texas.
The ranking is based on three data sources: Results from a patient experience survey; hospital quality metrics relevant to maternity care; and a nationwide online survey of healthcare professionals and hospital managers with knowledge about maternity processes.
St. David’s Medical Center
St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a full-service medical center offering comprehensive medical care at three locations—St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital.
Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center includes a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. The hospital provides a full spectrum of women’s services, including its acclaimed Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team, the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It also offers outpatient breast imaging services operated through on-site provider Solis Mammography and features a 24-hour emergency department and comprehensive stroke center. Additionally, the hospital specializes in treating high acuity surgical patients, including complex spine, total joint, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric and general surgery, and it is home to the prestigious Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. St. David’s Medical Center is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing practice and quality patient care.
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August 5, 2025
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