CHARLOTTE, N.C.,Dec.7, 2021Atrium Health Cabarrus, Atrium Health Pineville and Atrium Health Union arebeingrecognizedbyU.S. News& World ReportinitsinauguralBest Maternity Hospitalsawards.All three hospitals are classified asHigh Performing,which isthe highest level of achievement possible thisyear,andconsidered by U.S. News among thebestmaternityhospitals in the nation.Atrium Healthis the only health system in the regionto be recognizedbyU.S. News for Best Maternity Hospitalsandishome toAtrium Health Levine Childrens Hospital,named aU.S. News & World ReportBest Childrens Hospitalsfor 14 consecutive yearsmakingAtrium Healththebestchoicefor moms and babies.
To be recognizedashighperforming,Atrium Health Cabarrus, Atrium HealthPinevilleand Atrium Health Unionhad to excel on multiple quality metrics that matter to expectant families, including complication rates, C-sections, whether births were scheduled too early in pregnancy and how successfully each hospital supported breastfeeding. Only one-third of the hospitals evaluated by U.S. News for maternity care earnedthe toprating.Atrium Healthsthree recognized hospitals aremorethan any other health systemand areamong only 11 in the state of North Carolinato receive thedistinguishedhigh performing designation.
We aredelightedtohave three hospitals onU.S. News& World Reportsinaugural list ofBest Maternity Hospitalsandtobe included among the best-of-the-best for maternity care, saidDr.Suzanna Fox,enterprisedeputychiefphysicianexecutive andAtrium Health Womens Careenterpriseservicelineleader.Our outstanding womens care teamsare dedicated to providingthe best possible experience for new moms. This award will helpexpecting families make informed choices toreassure themthey can receivethehighest-quality carefor theirmaternity needsat Atrium Health hospitals.
Atrium Health Womens Careprides itself on personalized attention and has the unique privilege of meeting the needs of women where they are in each phase of their life. From general gynecologic care to obstetrics and postpartum support,Atrium Healthprovidespatients with expert care close to home,along with a connection toitsspecialty services in maternal fetal medicine,gynecologiconcology,reproductiveendocrinology,pelvichealthand many others.
All families deserve to be informed on how hospitals perform on key indicators of quality, which is why U.S. News has compiled and published a trove of maternal health data from hospitals across the country, said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News & World Report. The hospitals weve recognized asHigh Performingmeet a high standard in caring for patients with uncomplicated pregnancies.
In addition to this honor, Atrium Healthis theonly healthsystem recognizedby both U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek for the best maternity care,making itthe most recognizedsystem forhigh-qualitymaternity care in the Charlotte region.
As new parentsseek out the best possible care for their newborn child,Atrium Health Levine Childrens Hospitalis perennially rankedamong the Top 50 Best Childrens Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. This year, Levine Childrenswasrecognizedas being among the best-in-the-nationineightpediatricspecialties.
Earlier this year, Atrium HealthCarolinas Medical Center was also recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Hospitalin the Charlotte metro region for fifth consecutive year. And for the first time, Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitationwasnamed among the best-in-the-nation for rehabilitation care as part of the 2020-2021 rankings and is the only rehabilitation hospital in Charlotte to be given this distinction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 22, 2022 Atrium Health Union West will open for the first time Wednesday morning, Feb. 23, making it the health systems first newly built hospital in the Charlotte area in more than 30 years. The hospital will serve the western part of Union County, North Carolina, including the towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, Stallings, Indian Trail, Weddington and surrounding communities in the eastern part of Mecklenburg County.
Atrium Health saw the necessity for this hospital as the areas population increased over the last decade. With the closest Atrium Health hospitals located in Monroe and Charlotte often making for an inconvenient drive for those seeking care providing health care close to home became an important need to serve local patients.
In January 2020, ground was broken on the approximately 150,000 square foot facility. It is opening with 40 licensed beds, a 24/7 emergency department with a helipad, three operating rooms and a maternity care unit with c-section capability.
Its incredible to think that over a century ago in 1921 the first hospital opened in Union County to provide the best care possible to everyone, no matter their background, demographic or even residential location, said Eugene A. Woods, president and CEO of Atrium Health. Now, 100 years later, Atrium Health Union West is opening its doors to build on that same, strong foundation of compassion and care, which still exists in Union County today.
And, as we look to the future, we will remain committed to caring for this communitys health both inside and outside our clinical walls by partnering together in new and innovative ways to lift up all areas of Union County, he said.
An adjoining medical plaza opened in January. Patients will be able to access specialty care at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Levine Cancer Institute, the Charlotte Radiology Breast Center, Urology Specialists of the Carolinas, in addition to specialists in endocrinology, gastroenterology and hepatology, obstetrics and gynecology, pulmonology and sleep medicine.
We are excited to be opening up the western side of Union County and eastern part of Mecklenburg County to the Atrium Health system, said Seth Goldwire, vice president and facility executive for Atrium Health Union West. We are now able to offer award-winning health care to the communities that surround our hospital. This will greatly impact the health of the residents of Matthews, Stallings, Indian Trail and all of the surrounding communities.