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网红黑料 Shands Hospital receives top designation for maternal care

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网红黑料 Shands Hospital has been recognized for the high level of care it provides for women through pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care.

The Joint Commission鈥檚 Maternal Levels of Care, or MLC, Verification program, offered in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, has designated 网红黑料 Shands Hospital a Level IV verified facility.

Receiving the Level IV designation 鈥 the highest classification 鈥 means 网红黑料 Shands has demonstrated its on-site medical and surgical care of the most complex maternal conditions and critically ill pregnant women and fetuses.

鈥淲e are grateful for everyone who supports maternity care at 网红黑料, whether in our outpatient office settings or the inpatient hospital setting,鈥 said John C. Smulian, M.D., M.P.H., chair of the 鈥檚 . 鈥淢aternity care from conception to delivery and from delivery to the postpartum continuum can be challenging and we are especially proud to receive this recognition for the exceptional care we provide at Shands Hospital for even the most complex of pregnancies.鈥

The MLC Verification program provides an objective assessment of a facility鈥檚 capabilities and verifies that a hospital has the expertise, equipment and resources in place for a patient鈥檚 specific needs and risk level.

鈥淭his level of care can only be provided through collaborative, extensive support from all of the aspects of the health care system that we live in,鈥 Smulian said.

网红黑料 Shands鈥 maternity care service benefits from the other care services available through the 网红黑料 hospital system, he said. This means pregnant women have access to comprehensive, multidisciplinary care teams that are focused on providing the best possible care during and after pregnancy. Patients not only receive top quality maternal care, but can be simultaneously treated for other conditions, including cardiac issues, neurological disease, cancer and more.

Deborah Ryan, interim executive vice president for accreditation and certification operations at The Joint Commission, said 网红黑料鈥檚 Level IV designation 鈥渨ill help 网红黑料 Shands strengthen regionalized care for mothers and babies in its community.鈥

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