Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Recognizes 17 Contracting Hospitals for Delivering Quality Maternity Care
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has designated 17 of its contracting hospitals as Blue Distinction® Centers for Maternity Care as part of the national Blue Distinction Specialty Care program that recognizes hospitals for providing quality and affordable care.
Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated hospitals that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical community. The Blue Distinction Centers for Maternity Care program evaluates hospitals on quality measures for vaginal and cesarean delivery.
To receive a Blue Distinction Centers+ designation, a hospital must meet the same quality criteria as Blue Distinction Centers while also meeting requirements for cost efficiency.
Hospitals recognized as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care are:
Advent Health, Ottawa
Ascension Via Christi, Wichita
Amberwell Health, Atchison
Hays Medical Center
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
Labette Health
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Newman Regional Health, Emporia
NMC Health, Newton
Salina Regional Health Center
St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City
Southwest Medical Center, Liberal
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, El Dorado
Wesley Medical Center, Wichita
Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City
The University of Kansas Health Systems, St. Francis Campus, Topeka
"We are committed to giving our members access to the best in healthcare. We are excited that so many Kansas hospitals are doing such truly great work," said Matt All, president/CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. "Each facility recognized as a Blue Distinction Center is meeting rigorous quality metrics in all phases of their maternity care programs and, in doing so, delivering better care for our members and all Kansans.”
Since 2006, the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program has helped patients find quality specialty care in the areas of bariatric surgery, cancer care, cardiac care, maternity care, knee and hip replacements, spine surgery and transplants, while encouraging healthcare professionals to improve the care they deliver. Research shows that, compared to other hospitals, those designated as Blue Distinction Centers demonstrate better quality and improved outcomes for patients. On average, Blue Distinction Centers+ also are 20% more cost-efficient than non-Blue Distinction Center+ designated hospitals.
For more information about the program, please visit bcbs.com/bluedistinction.
