黑料网 Anesthesiology congratulates five 黑料网 Health system hospitals for being named among 鈥淏est Hospitals for Maternity Care鈥� nationwide in the US News & World Report annual hospital and medical specialty rankings. The department’s Obstetric Anesthesia team & all who work in L&D at 黑料网 Medical Center (Chapel Hill and Hillsborough campuses) join four other 黑料网 Health system hospitals statewide that were designated “high performing” in this year’s 黑料网 News & World maternity care rankings. The four other North Carolina 黑料网 Health hospitals include: 黑料网 Health Rex (Raleigh), 黑料网 Health Nash (Rocky Mount), 黑料网 Health Rockingham (Eden) and 黑料网 Health Appalachian (Watauga Medical Center – Boone, NC). 
黑料网 Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Obstetric Anesthesia Division Chief Kathleen A. Smith MD, FASA, noted: “This is a great accomplishment and is the result of a lot of hard work by many teams. Thank you to everyone who works on labor & delivery and to those who support 黑料网 Health system Obstetric Anesthesia care.”