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UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center has been recognized as one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News and World Report. The local hospital earned the highest possible designation of “High Performing,” and was one of 11 hospitals in Colorado recognized with the honor.
Press Release from UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center; Dec. 13, 2024.
YVMC recognized as Best Hospital for Maternity Care
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center was recently recognized by U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) as one of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy), earning the highest possible designation of “High Performing.”
The evaluation looked at hospital data relating to quality, such as C-section delivery rates, overall unexpected severe newborn complication rates, routine vaginal birth after cesarean delivery rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, episiotomy rates, whether each hospital met new federal criteria for “birthing-friendly” practices, and transparency on racial/ethnic disparities.
“This incredible recognition highlights the focus that an entire team of health care providers at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center has on maternal care in Northwest Colorado,” said Edie Seffrood, nurse manager of the birth center and special care nursey at YVMC. “So many individuals walk alongside and support women and their families during a pregnancy and delivery – physicians and certified nurse midwives; nurses in the clinic, labor and delivery, and postpartum areas; phlebotomists; diagnostic medical sonographers; and pediatricians, neonatal nurse practitioners and nurses in our special care nursery. Working in this field is truly a labor of love, and we are honored deliver such care to our patients.”
YVMC was one of 11 hospitals in Colorado recognized as “High Performing” and has received the honor since 2021 when the project first launched.
Photo caption: It takes a village of dedicated providers and staff to provide maternal care at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center. On Dec. 12, Patrick and Caitlin Farrell welcomed Makenna, a healthy baby girl, into the world. They’re surrounded by health care providers who contributed to their care. Front Row L-R: Melissa Reynen, labor and special care nursery nurse, YVMC; and Caitlin Farrell with Makenna. Standing L-R: Edie Seffrood, nurse manager of the birth center and special care nursery at YVMC; Maria Carvalho Torres de Melo, charge nurse at UCHealth Women’s Care Clinic – Steamboat Springs; Dr. Elaine Stickrath, an OB/GYN with UCHealth Women’s Care Clinics in Steamboat Springs and Craig; Dr. Patrick Grathwohl, a pediatrician at Pediatrics of Steamboat Springs; Jennifer Allen, a certified nurse midwife at UCHealth Women’s Care Clinic – Steamboat Springs who delivered Makenna; and Patrick Farrell. Photo courtesy of UCHealth.