National recognition highlights the medical center’s commitment to safe, high-quality, patient-centered maternity care
April 22, 2026— Mount Sinai Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 by Newsweek and Statista, a recognition that reflects the medical center’s longstanding dedication to providing exceptional care for mothers and newborns across South Florida. Mount Sinai delivers approximately 2,200 babies annually at its Miami Beach campus.
The annual ranking evaluates hospitals nationwide based on clinical quality metrics, patient experience data, and peer recommendations from maternity care professionals, including neonatal and perinatal physicians, nurses, and midwives.
“Welcoming a new life into the world is one of the most profound responsibilities in health care, and this recognition reflects the standard of maternity care our teams deliver every day,” said Gino R. Santorio, President and CEO of Mount Sinai Medical Center. “Every year, thousands of families trust us with one of the most important moments of their lives. That responsibility drives our continued investment in the people, programs, and facilities that make this level of care possible.”
At a time when hospitals across South Florida and the nation are closing labor and delivery units, Mount Sinai is moving in the opposite direction. The medical center is preparing to begin construction on a fully renovated labor and delivery floor on its Miami Beach campus, designed to offer a modern, family-centered environment with enhanced comfort, privacy, and clinical capabilities. The project reflects Mount Sinai’s belief that maternity care is not only essential to the community but worthy of continued investment.
The medical center has also invested in technology to strengthen patient safety, including an AI-powered surveillance system that tracks labor progression in real time and digital biometric footprint identification for newborns, providing families with an additional layer of security from the moment of birth.
The Newsweek recognition adds to a growing list of national distinctions for Mount Sinai in 2026. The medical center was recently named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades for the second consecutive year, placing it among the top 2 percent of hospitals nationwide, and was previously recognized among Newsweek’s World’s Best Smart Hospitals. The award further reinforces a broader period of institutional growth that includes the opening of the Braman Comprehensive Cancer Center this month and continued expansion across Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
About Mount Sinai Medical Center
Founded in 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center is the largest independent, private, not-for-profit teaching hospital in South Florida. Mount Sinai’s mission is to provide quality health care to a diverse community enhanced through teaching, research, charity care, and financial responsibility. Mount Sinai’s Centers of Excellence combine technology, research, and academics to provide innovative and comprehensive care in cardiology, neuroscience, oncology, urology, and orthopedics. One of the original statutory teaching hospitals in the state of Florida, Mount Sinai is the hospital of choice for those who seek the level of expertise and care that only a teaching hospital can offer. Mount Sinai currently offers ten convenient locations in Miami-Dade County, including three emergency centers, and four specialty care offices in Monroe County.
