U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, has named Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) as a 2025 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study. RRMC was the only hospital in Vermont to attain this recognition.
U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submitting detailed data to the publication for analysis. Best Hospitals for Maternity Care assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care team, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity services that best meets their family’s needs.
The U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality, such as C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, severe unexpected newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, birthing-friendly practices and reporting on racial/ethnic disparities, among other measures.
Based on excellent performance in each of these areas, RRMC earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care.
“We are very honored to be recognized for the high level of care we provide to our patients and their babies,” said Sarah Decker, MD, medical director of Rutland Women’s Healthcare at RRMC. “The collaboration within the Women’s and Children’s Unit and the Birthing Center is exceptional, and we are always working together to optimize outcomes for our patients and their babies.”
U.S. News evaluated 817 hospitals from across the U.S. Fewer than half of all hospitals evaluated for U.S. News’ 2025 ratings edition have been recognized as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. Rutland Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in Vermont to receive this high performing designation.
“The hospitals recognized by U.S. News as Best Hospitals for Maternity Care showcase exceptional care for expectant parents,” said Jennifer Winston, Ph.D., health data scientist at U.S. News. “These hospitals demonstrate significantly lower C-section rates and severe unexpected newborn complications compared to hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.”
Additionally, RRMC was one of only 118 hospitals nationwide to be named a 2025 Maternity Care Access Hospital, which is a hospital that offers essential maternity services to underserved communities. This recognizes hospitals serving communities that would be in danger of becoming a maternity care desert.
