AHN Wexford Hospital held a Rose Garden ceremony to mark the conclusion of the hospital’s Donate Life Month campaign in 2024. Butler Eagle File Photo

Wexford Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network, has earned the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology’s Center of Excellence designation, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to childbirth.

Obstetric anesthesia refers to the specialized pain management and anesthetic care provided to women during pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum recovery.

For the designation, facilities must meet certain evidence-based criteria in personnel and staffing; equipment, protocols, and policies; simulation and team training; obstetric emergency management; cesarean delivery and labor analgesia care; recommendations and guidelines implementation; and quality assurance and patient follow-up systems.