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St. Joseph Medical Center has been rated the highest of any Maryland hospital for maternity patient satisfaction
according to the Maryland Hospital Performance Evaluation Guide on Maryland Health Care Commission
web site.
St. Joseph Medical Center received a rating of 9 or 10 (the highest) from 82 percent of its maternity patients.
The next highest rating was for a hospital in Montgomery County, Maryland with 80 percent.
In response to the question as to whether patients would recommend their hospital, St. Joseph tied for
first place with 86 percent of patients saying yes.
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Dr. Judith Rossiter, St. Joseph Medical Center’s chief of Obstetrics & Gynecology, board certified in obstetrics, maternal fetal medicine, and medical genetics. |
“St. Joseph Medical Center’s Maternity Services have created a very family-centered, family-involved birth experience with sensitivity to each family’s preference,” says Dr. Judith Rossiter, who has been named a Baltimore Magazine Top Doctor in maternal fetal medicine numerous times. “We focus on excellent care as well as patient comfort.” St. Joseph’s Obstetrics department offers a wide range of services including a Perinatal Center specializing in managing high-risk pregnancies and the largest hospital-based certified nurse-midwife practice in Maryland, called Women’s Health Associates.
St. Joseph’s outstanding maternity comfort and care policies include:
- Moms allowed clear liquids while in labor
- Physicians see patients throughout the labor process, not just occasionally
- Dedicated nurse for the baby
- Low c-section rate, allowing moms to choose VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean)
- C-section patients receive epidural anesthesia they control for one to two days following birth
- Foley catheters for c-section patients inserted after anesthesia, not before
- 24/7 in-house OB anesthesiologist
- Dedicated obstetrics rapid response team for emergencies
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St. Joseph Medical Center is a 263-bed nonprofit, regional medical center in Towson, Md., and a member of Catholic Health Initiatives. Founded in 1864 by the Sisters of St. Francis, St. Joseph is the only NCI Community Cancer Centers Program in Maryland and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s best orthopaedic facilities. For more information about St. Joseph Medical Center, visit www.StJosephTowson.com.