Hospital Ratings for Obstetrics

I was curious about the hospitals in the area so...

DFW Hospital Ratings for 2003 Sorted Alphabetically
Hospital Name City Rating
Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington 3
Baylor All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth 3
Baylor Medical Center At Garland Garland 3
Baylor Medical Center At Grapevine Grapevine 3
Baylor Medical Center At Irving Irving 3
Baylor Medical Center At Waxahachie Waxahachie 5
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas 3
Campbell Health System Weatherford 3
Dallas Southwest Medical Center Dallas 1
Denton Hospital Denton 3
Denton Regional Medical Center Denton 1
Doctors Hospital Of Dallas Dallas 1
Ennis Regional Medical Center Ennis 5
Harris Methodist Erath County Stephenville 3
Harris Methodist Fort Worth Fort Worth 3
Harris Methodist H E B Bedford 3
Harris Methodist Southwest Fort Worth 5
Huguley Health System Fort Worth 3
J P S Health Network Fort Worth 3
Lake Granbury Medical Center Granbury 3
Lake Pointe Medical Center Rowlett 1
Las Colinas Medical Center Irving 3
Margaret Jonsson Charlton Meth Hosp Dallas 3
Medical Center At Lancaster Lancaster 3
Medical Center At Terrell Terrell 3
Medical Center Of Arlington Arlington 3
Medical Center Of Lewisville Lewisville 3
Medical Center Of Mesquite The Mesquite 1
Medical Center Of Plano Plano 5
Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas 5
Mesquite Community Hospital Mesquite 3
Methodist Medical Center Dallas 3
Navarro Regional Hospital Corsicana 3
North Central Medical Center Mckinney 3
North Hills Hospital N Richland Hills 3
Osteopathic Medical Center Of Texas Fort Worth 1
Parkland Health And Hospital System Dallas 3
Plaza Medical Center Fort Worth 3
Presbyterian Hospital Of Allen Allen 1
Presbyterian Hospital Of Dallas Dallas 5
Presbyterian Hospital Of Kaufman Kaufman 3
Presbyterian Hospital Of Plano Plano 3
Rhd Memorial Medical Center Dallas 3
Richardson Regional Medical Center Richardson 1
St Paul University Hospital Dallas 3
Tri City Health Centre Inc Dallas 3
Trinity Medical Center Carrollton 3
Walls Regional Hospital Cleburne 3

I see these are rated on a 1-5 scale. Is 1 or 5 a high rating? And how did they come up with their numbers? Just curious.

5 is the highest... and they based it on 5 quality measures - obstetric volume, complication rates, presence of a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), newborn mortality rates and preplanned first-time cesarean section rates.

http://www.healthgrades.com/

I seen a few discrepencies about the hospital.... The one I will deliver at TOMmorrow does have aNICU level II and it says it doesn't have one???? Just a observation!!

I was looking at the results and a level 2 NICU is not a NICU. I work at a hospital with a level 2 and they have to ship out all babies that require more than IV antibiotics or minimal amounts of oxygen. In my personal opinion, a level 2 NICU is not a NICU...our babies usually go home with mom and if they stay longer it is usually only 24 hours more. Only a level 3 NICU can handle the sickest of babies and the babies that are typically associated with a NICU stay.

I hope that helps to clarify the survey.

I have delivered at 3 of the hospitals on the list: Baylor, Dallas; All Saints, FW; and Presby Dallas (and then of course the Vermont version of it...not even comparable!) Presby was wonderful and I would definitely recommend it over Baylor Dallas.

If you're concerned about NICU I know that Baylor of Garland is a level III. That's where Logan and Megan stayed for 12 days at 33wks when they were born. I highly recommend them. They are AWESOME!! Not only on the baby's care but mine as well. We still visit :)

My big interest in Obstetric wards is Paul and I have decided to produce a 2nd child. I went through the info because I was curious about the hospitals near me, specifically Lake Point and Baylor at Garland. When it comes to that point, I expect to have an uneventful vaginal birth with no meds like I did with Angelica but it doesn't hurt to err on the side of caution...

Teri-
I have been considering finding an OB who is with Presby Dallas, but have yet to decide since it would be about a 35-40 minute drive for each visit and to deliver. I have delivered both my kids at Charleton Methodist which is out here in Duncanville, and I had one bad experience and one good one. After reading your posts about Presby Dallas, I'm wondering if it would be worth it to drive for the extra care? Which doctor did you use from there?:confused