MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital has again been named, for 2026, a high-performing hospital on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care list.

Also named to the 2025 list, the high-performing rating indicates exemplary performance on a range of objective quality measures, such as rates of unexpected complications and C-sections.

U.S. News began in 2021 its evaluation of hospitals that provide labor and delivery services, based on data reported by hospitals. For the 2026 evaluation, a record 901 U.S. hospitals submitted maternity data.

In all, 495 hospitals across the country were recognized for their excellence. The ratings are made to assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care providers, in making informed deci

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