When we are in the final stretch of our pregnancy and think about childbirth, it is normal to feel uncertainty and nervousness, especially if it is our first time. For many women, it is important to know well the hospital where they will give birth, and even have good references to help them face the moment in a more relaxed and confident way.
If this is your case, you may be interested in consulting the "Health reputation monitor" (MRS), an independent report that has been carried out for the fifth consecutive year, and which analyzes the reputation of public and private hospitals in Spain, both at a general level As per specialties. We have consulted what are the 15 best rated hospitals in the area of Gynecology and Obstetrics: seven of them are in Madrid, four in Barcelona, and one in each of the cities of Valencia, Navarra, Seville and Córdoba. Do you want to know what they are?
La Paz Hospital, the best rated
In Babies and more "Maternity Architecture", an architectural project where spaces matter to achieve a humanized birthThe specialty of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the University Hospital La Paz (Madrid) is the best valued, maintaining its position with respect to ranking 2017. In addition, this hospital as a whole is also at the head of the most reputed hospitals in the country.
In second place is the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, also maintaining its position with respect to the previous year, and being the second highest-rated public hospital as a whole.
In third place is for the Vall D'Hebrón Hospital in Barcelona, which this year has won a position regarding the 2017 ranking, advancing to the Hospital October 12 in Madrid, which has dropped from third to fourth place.
In Babies and more Caesarean section: a pioneering initiative of Vall d'Hebron HospitalThe fifth and sixth place in the ranking are occupied by La Fe Hospital (Valencia) and Gregorio Marañón (Madrid), which have risen and lowered a position, respectively, comparing it with the report of the previous year.
The Gynecology and Obstetrics area of the Quirón Dexeus private hospital (Barcelona) has experienced a notable rise in the table compared to the 2017 results, since it has moved from the 15th to seventh place.
The last eight positions of the table occupy them, in order to descend: the private hospital Clínica Universidad de Navarra, which has risen two positions with respect to 2017, the Jiménez Díaz Foundation (Madrid), the San Carlos Clinical Hospital (Madrid) that has won three positions this year, the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Barcelona), the Hospital Virgen del Rocío (Seville), which has experienced a decline of four positions with respect to the 2017 report, the Reina Sofía Hospital (Córdoba), the hospital Private HM Montepríncipe (Madrid) and the Puerta de Hierro Majadahona Hospital (Madrid), which has dropped eight positions.
How was the ranking done?
The Merco reference monitor has been responsible for preparing this report, which does not have financing or sponsorship of any public or private entity, and that has been carried out since 2014.
To do this, Merco uses a methodology that combine public perception (groups of doctors, nurses, health informants, managers and managers of hospitals and laboratories, and patient associations), with the reality of the sector.
As support and guidance for this research project, Merco has had an advisory board formed by representatives of the General Council of Physicians and the General Council of Nursing, patient associations, journalists and health communicators, as well as people of recognized prestige and experience in Spanish health.
In total, 7,936 evaluations and analysis of services have been carried out, which have been carried out with rigor, transparency and total independence, as indicated in the report.
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