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North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health is a Three-Time Winner of Newsweek’s America’s Best Maternity Hospital

May 19, 2025
Newsweek Maternity

North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals for a third time. This honor recognizes the top 444 hospitals in the United States that provide exceptional maternity care, supporting patients through pregnancy, delivery and every step of the postpartum journey. 

“This achievement reflects our commitment to deliver the most comprehensive, high-quality support for every parent and newborn,” said Catherine Bonderer, MSN, MBA, RNC-OB, NE-BC, senior director of Maternal Child Health at NKCH. “From our obstetricians and nurses to our neonatology experts, our incredible team makes a measurable difference in the lives of patients through the care we provide."

This is the fourth year that Newsweek and Statista, a data and business intelligence portal, compiled this list. Rankings are based on hospital quality metrics, patient experience and online surveys completed by healthcare professionals and hospital managers knowledgeable about maternity processes. Institutions are divided into two performance categories based on their scores: five-ribbon and four-ribbon. NKCH and MH received a four-ribbon designation in 2022, 2024 and 2025.

This news comes just after NKCH and MH were named to U.S. News and World Report’s list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care and received its top rating of “High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy).”

For more information, visit America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025.
 

About North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health

For more than 67 years, North Kansas City Hospital has been the Northland’s preferred healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide hope and healing to every life we touch. 

NKCH is an acute care facility with 451 licensed beds and more than 600 physicians representing 49 medical specialties. From our award-winning cardiovascular and orthopedic programs to our cancer, emergency, neuroscience, spine, women’s and other services, we provide a lifetime of care.
Through our Meritas Health subsidiary, NKCH offers the largest network of provider practices in the Northland, with more than 280 primary and specialty care doctors and advanced practice providers in over 35 convenient locations, including an express care clinic in the 64th Street Hy-Vee store.

Our accreditations demonstrate our commitment to providing quality healthcare, including:

  • American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® designation
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services four-star rating
  • The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® and certification for Comprehensive Cardiac Center, Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement, Spine Surgery, Perinatal Care, Primary Stroke Center and Wound Care Management Certification

Our mission, vision and values reflect a strong commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, the Northland community and beyond. U.S. News & World Report ranked NKCH High Performing in eight adult procedures and conditions, as well as Maternity Care, and named NKCH a Best Regional Hospital. Forbes honored NKCH as a top 20 employer in Missouri and a national Best Employer for Women.

Each year NKCH serves more than 12,000 people through its dynamic Community Health & Wellness programs.