Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island receives 2015 Women's Choice Award

Today it was announced that Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, a Care New England Hospital, has received the 2015 Women's Choice Award® as one of America's Best Hospitals for Obstetrics. This evidence-based designation identifies the country's best health care institutions based on robust criteria that consider female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence and what women say they want from a hospital.

The list of more than 350 award winners represents hospitals, including Women & Infants, that women can feel confident in choosing for their maternity needs.

"We are so proud of this honor and to be recognized among some of the best hospitals in our country. This recognition is an acknowledgement of the extraordinary level of high quality, compassionate care that we provide each and every day to the women and newborns of this region," said Mark R. Marcantano, president and chief operating officer at Women & Infants Hospital.

"New moms have many choices when it comes to obstetrics. Now they can make informed decisions based on the recommendations of other moms who have experienced that hospital first hand," said Delia Passi, CEO and founder of the Women's Choice Award and former publisher of Working Woman and Working Mother magazines. "Most importantly, when a woman sees the Women's Choice Award at her local hospital, she'll know that the hospital values her experience as a critical component of care for her and her loved ones."

The America's Best Hospitals for Obstetrics scoring process is unique in that it is the only national list that focuses on female patient satisfaction. The hospitals that qualify for this highly selective designation provide the highest level of obstetric services based on their exceptional scores for patient recommendation as provided by data reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys, as well as an analysis that weighs criteria identified as the most important to women for patient satisfaction, including early elective deliveries.