The Birth Center – Best Practice Recognitions!
The Birth Center recently received a 2020 Certificate of National Best Practice, awarded by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) AND 2020 Best Practices - Triple Aim Achievement recognition from the Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHCI). This is the third consecutive year that The Birth Center has received the Triple Aim Achievement recognition.
Certificate of National Best Practice
The Certificate of National Best Practice is based on self-reported benchmark survey data. The 2020 outcome affirms The Birth Center to be one of only three midwifery practices (out of 52 participating practices in the nation) to have HIGH rates of intact perineums (minimal tears in labor) and very LOW or NO admissions to NICU’s following birth, compared to the others. The purpose of naming “best practice” is to recognize practices that are performing well, and to share that information with other ACNM members who they might contact to discuss how to improve their performance.
Triple Aim Achievement
The Triple Aim Achievement award acknowledges The Birth Center for our LOW C-section rates, HIGH breastfeeding rates, and having reported our fiscal outcomes in 2020 and how these improve the patient experience, reduce cost of care, and improve the health of populations.
We are happy and proud to be able to share these acknowledgments of our care for women and babies, because we do deeply care about what we do and we work hard to offer prenatal and birth care that is satisfying, safe and creates a “Nice Way for a Family to Be Born.”
Would You Like to Tour The Birth Center?
If you are exploring birth center options for your birth, we welcome you to contact us for a free, personalized tour of The Birth Center (by appointment) with Ruth Cummings, The Birth Center’s Owner/Director, Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She will introduce you to the birth center, answer your questions (yes, do bring them with you), and share with you about the benefits of a midwife-centered approach to prenatal care, birth and postpartum support.
You may email your tour request to [email protected] or leave a message here.
For more information about pregnancy and birth at The Birth Center, go to https://www.sactobirth.com. The Birth Center is the first accredited, free-standing, independent birth center in the greater Sacramento area, providing a safe, quiet environment for prenatal, birth, postpartum and lactation consultation services for 21 years.
Insurance or MediCal coverage is listed at our website https://www.sactobirth.com/insurace-coverage-for-birth-care or here on our Facebook page under "Services."