The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) this month announced that UC Davis Medical Center has renewed its prestigious SOAP Center of Excellence designation.
The medical center was first awarded the SOAP honor in 2020. The designation is valid for four years.
The SOAP Center of Excellence designation sets a benchmark for expected care that helps improve national standards by providing quality metrics for institutions that offer obstetric (OB) anesthesia care.
The criteria for the designation cover various domains, including 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. The criteria were generated by expert consensus and incorporate evidence-based recommendations.
"We are very excited that UC Davis Health has been renewed as a center of excellence in OB anesthesia," said Ross Bakhtari, chief of obstetric anesthesia, which is a specialty within the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at UC Davis Health. "This recognition reflects the dedication, hard work, and unwavering commitment to delivering the highest standard of care in the vital field of OB anesthesia."
Learn more about the birthing center at UC Davis Health and the pain relief options during labor, including epidurals, intravenous medicines and nitrous oxide. UC Davis Health obstetric anesthesiologists are on-site 24 hours a day.
