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Kaiser Permanente Oregon Hospitals Awarded Best Maternity Care - 05/04/26

PORTLAND, ORE., May 4, 2026 – Kaiser Permanente’s Sunnyside and Westside medical centers in Portland, Ore. have been awarded a place on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026.

 

“We are honored to have Kaiser Permanente be recognized among the nation’s top maternity hospitals, which reflects the compassionate, high-quality care our teams provide every day,” said Elizabeth Melendez, MD, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Kaiser Permanente Northwest. “This distinction underscores our teams’ dedication to supporting mothers and babies with expertise, collaboration, and heartfelt commitment at every step of their journey.”

 

Sunnyside and Westside medical centers are among 29 Kaiser Permanente hospitals recognized among the best in the nation for maternity care. The America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 ranking awards the leading hospitals for maternity care in the U.S. based on:

  • Hospital Quality Metrics: with a focus on indicators relevant to maternity care.
  • Patient Experience: from public hospital survey data.
  • Reputation Score: Healthcare professionals and hospital managers with knowledge about maternity processes e.g., neonatal and perinatal doctors, nurses and midwives were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals in the U.S.

High-quality maternity care, provided from pregnancy through birth and postpartum, is key to the long-term health of newborns and women who give birth. Given that maternity care is a major component of healthcare, Newsweek and Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, have partnered to identify America’s Best Maternity Hospitals in 2026.

 

See more on Newsweek’s 2026 America’s Best Maternity Hospitals list.

 

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About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.6 million members in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. For more information, go to about.kp.org. 

Kaiser Permanente Oregon Hospitals Awarded Best Maternity Care - 05/04/26

PORTLAND, ORE., May 4, 2026 – Kaiser Permanente’s Sunnyside and Westside medical centers in Portland, Ore. have been awarded a place on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026.

 

“We are honored to have Kaiser Permanente be recognized among the nation’s top maternity hospitals, which reflects the compassionate, high-quality care our teams provide every day,” said Elizabeth Melendez, MD, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology for Kaiser Permanente Northwest. “This distinction underscores our teams’ dedication to supporting mothers and babies with expertise, collaboration, and heartfelt commitment at every step of their journey.”

 

Sunnyside and Westside medical centers are among 29 Kaiser Permanente hospitals recognized among the best in the nation for maternity care. The America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 ranking awards the leading hospitals for maternity care in the U.S. based on:

  • Hospital Quality Metrics: with a focus on indicators relevant to maternity care.
  • Patient Experience: from public hospital survey data.
  • Reputation Score: Healthcare professionals and hospital managers with knowledge about maternity processes e.g., neonatal and perinatal doctors, nurses and midwives were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals in the U.S.

High-quality maternity care, provided from pregnancy through birth and postpartum, is key to the long-term health of newborns and women who give birth. Given that maternity care is a major component of healthcare, Newsweek and Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, have partnered to identify America’s Best Maternity Hospitals in 2026.

 

See more on Newsweek’s 2026 America’s Best Maternity Hospitals list.

 

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About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.6 million members in 9 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. For more information, go to about.kp.org.