GBMC is the Best Maternity Hospital in Our Region

GBMC has been recognized as one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2022 by Newsweek! This prestigious recognition was given to only six Maryland hospitals, and GBMC is 1 of 3 in the state to receive a designation as a five-ribbon hospital. Based on medical key performance indicators and patient survey results, 350 hospitals in the United States were selected. As "the Baby Hospital" serving Marylanders for the past 55 years, this is a true honor and reflection of why so many families choose to start their journey here.

I am also happy to report we have again been awarded the Joint Commission Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care! This is the second time we have achieved this recognition, and it comes on the heels of an onsite review earlier this year.

The Joint Commission’s perinatal care core performance measures for managing and monitoring aspects of perinatal care are critical to improving and maintaining the health of newborns and their mothers. Joint Commission standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. The reviewers also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

Back in 2020, we were the first hospital in the state to earn the Joint Commission Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care. This re-certification means patients can continue to expect integrated, coordinated, patient-centered care through their pregnancy and childbirth. Throughout our history, GBMC has been known as the best place in the area to have a baby, and this re-certification is further evidence of our excellence. Let me thank and congratulate Victor Khouzami, MD, Chair of Obstetrics; Jodie Bell, MSN, IBCLC, Assistant Director of Women’s & Children’s Services, and their entire team for this fabulous achievement.

And yet another horrific event
This past Wednesday, we were saddened to hear about another senseless act of gun violence –  this time in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This was deeply distressing as multiple people in a medical office building were killed by a gunman. To their loved ones and colleagues, we grieve with you and offer our sincere condolences.

This tragedy follows the shootings over the last month at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas; a grocery store in Buffalo, New York; and a church in Laguna Woods, California. As Americans, we must unite and act to prevent further acts of gun violence. We must communicate to our elected officials that we need tougher gun control legislation, support for gun violence intervention programs and access to programs that will offer help for those who are in an emotional or mental health crisis. I think President Biden said it best during his recent speech to the nation: “The issue we face is one of conscience and common sense.” Today, as we highlight National Gun Violence Awareness Day, let’s think about ways we can act to make our communities safer.