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Top 20 hospitals by labor and delivery beds

The vast majority of people on Earth are born in a hospital. The labor and delivery wing of a healthcare facility is a place where new parents can get all of the treatment that they need and have access to numerous resources to safely deliver their child.

Using Definitive Healthcare’s HospitalView product, we created a list of the U.S. hospitals with the most labor and delivery beds.

Hospitals with the most labor and delivery beds

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Rank	Hospital name	City	State	Number of beds	Number of labor and delivery beds	Explore dataset
1	Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville	Jacksonville	FL	439	69	Explore
2	West Penn Hospital	Pittsburgh	PA	255	68	Explore
3	Tisch Hospital	New York	NY	725	64	Explore
4	Greater Baltimore Medical Center	Baltimore	MD	82	60	Explore
5	Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital	Cincinnati	OH	210	56	Explore
6	Terre Haute Regional Hospital	Terre Haute	IN	164	52	Explore
7	CaroMont Regional Medical Center	Gastonia	NC	393	52	Explore
8	MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital	Tacoma	WA	374	50	Explore
9	Mary Washington Hospital	Fredericksburg	VA	431	47	Explore
10	Northside Hospital Atlanta	Atlanta	GA	721	46	Explore
11	Mercy Medical Center	Baltimore	MD	113	45	Explore
12	Lexington Medical Center	West Columbia	SC	527	44	Explore
13	Parkland Health	Dallas	TX	801	44	Explore
14	Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center	Vancouver	WA	147	42	Explore
15	Prisma Health Baptist Hospital	Columbia	SC	271	41	Explore
16	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple	Temple	TX	608	41	Explore
17	Mission Regional Medical Center	Mission	TX	270	41	Explore
18	Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis	Memphis	TN	642	40	Explore
19	Legacy Emanuel Medical Center	Portland	OR	391	36	Explore
20	Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center	Woodbridge	VA	147	36	Explore

Fig. 1 Data is from Definitive Healthcare’s HospitalView product. Data is from the December 2022 Medicare Cost Report release.

Which hospitals have the most labor and delivery beds?

The hospital with the most labor and delivery beds is Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville. This facility is located in Jacksonville, Florida and currently has 69 labor and delivery beds. Baptist Medical Center is a nationally designated Center of Excellence for obstetric anesthesia care by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP). It was the first healthcare facility in Florida to receive this designation. In addition, the facility just completed renovations on their maternity suites and plans to add more labor and delivery beds over the next few years.

The hospital with the second most labor and delivery beds is West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. This facility has 68 labor and delivery beds and has been in operation since 1848. West Penn Hospital has one of the fastest growing labor and delivery units in the state and its OB-GYN care was recently rated the best in Pittsburg by U.S. News and World Report.

The third-place hospital is Tisch Hospital in New York City. This facility is a part of New York University’s Langone network and currently has 64 labor and delivery beds. In addition, it is also currently ranked as the best hospital in New York and the third best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Why is obstetrics important to healthcare?

Obstetrics is important to healthcare because it is the field of medicine that ensures that both the mother and the baby are as safe as possible during delivery. With obstetrics, the healthcare professional can care for any complication that may arise during pregnancy, ensuring safety for the mother and baby through all phases of pregnancy and childbirth.

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