Genesis Medical Center Lauded For Maternity Care
Davenport, Iowa – Sept. 6, 2023 – Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has
recognized Genesis Medical Center, Davenport with a Blue Distinction® Center+
designation in the area of maternity care.
The designation places Genesis Medical Center, Davenport among those nationally
designated facilities shown to deliver quality specialty care based on objective
measures developed by the medical community for patient safety and better health
outcomes.
Blue Distinction Centers+ demonstrate quality care, treatment expertise and better
overall patient results in addition to more affordable care.
“Genesis Medical Center, Davenport is honored to be included among the nation’s
best providers of maternity care by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield,” said Jordan
Voigt, president of Genesis Medical Center, Davenport. “I want to recognize the
nurses, obstetrics providers, and anesthesiologists who deliver a personalized
experience for parents and newborns at our Genesis BirthCenter while ensuring
safe, quality care. We are proud to be part of these important family milestones.”
The Blue Distinction Centers for Maternity Care Program is designed to respond to
the clinical challenges in maternity care. The goal is to provide a best-in-class
maternity care designation that gives new and expectant parents access to higher
quality and affordable maternity care, close to home.
Overall, cost of care episodes for vaginal and cesarean births at Blue Distinction
Center+ facilities are 20 percent less than those at non-Blue Distinction Centers+
facilities. Episiotomy rates were 49 percent less at Blue Distinction Centers than at
those at non-Blue Distinction Centers.
To receive a Blue Distinction Centers for Maternity Care designation, a health care
facility must have a maternal quality improvement program and conduct drills and
simulations for adverse events. In addition, it must meet clinical outcome metrics
at an even higher standard than the program’s last designation cycle. In addition to
meeting these quality thresholds, facilities designated as Blue Distinction Centers+
are, on average, 20 percent more cost-efficient per episode of care compared to
their peers.
Genesis Health System became part of MercyOne, a statewide Iowa health system,
on March 1, 2023. Genesis is among a group of MercyOne hospitals similarly
recognized for maternity care — MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, MercyOne
Dubuque Medical Center, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, and MercyOne
Waterloo Medical Center.
For more information about the program, visit www.bcbs.com/bluedistinction.
