Palomar Medical Center Escondido Named U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

ESCONDIDO, CA — January 24, 2025U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Palomar Medical Center Escondido as a 2025 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

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U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services, and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis. Best Hospitals for Maternity Care assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity services that best meets their family’s needs.

Palomar Medical Center Escondido earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as severe, unexpected newborn complication rates, birthing-friendly practices and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.

“I am incredibly proud of the dedicated staff at Palomar Health and Palomar Medical Center Escondido for earning this honorable distinction,” shared Diane Hansen, President & CEO of Palomar Health. “Being named one of U.S. News & World Report’s best hospitals for maternity care reflects our commitment to reimagining the healthcare experience to better serve our communities.”

U.S. News evaluated 817 hospitals from across the United States. Only half of all hospitals evaluated for U.S. News’ 2025 ratings edition have been recognized as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.

“The hospitals recognized by U.S. News as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care showcase exceptional care for expectant parents,” said Jennifer Winston, Ph.D., health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals demonstrate significantly lower C-section rates and severe unexpected newborn complications compared to hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.”

The U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality, such as C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, severe unexpected newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, birthing-friendly practices and reporting on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.

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