Woman’s Hospital Receives 2025 Press Ganey Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award

Woman’s Hospital has been named a 2025 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey for the 11th consecutive year. This award honors healthcare organizations that consistently lead in the top five percent when it comes to patient experience, employee and physician engagement, clinical quality, and safety.
 
“It is truly an honor to receive this recognition,” said Woman’s President and CEO Rene Ragas. “This is a testament to our team’s commitment to providing compassionate and excellent care to our patients and their families. As one team driven by one mission to improve the lives of women and infants, we strive to make that mission a reality every day.”
 
Press Ganey works with more than 41,000 healthcare facilities. It is the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services, and this award is part of the organization’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country. Woman’s exceeds state and national averages in all of Press Ganey’s inpatient satisfaction categories.
 
The Guardian of Excellence Award is among several accolades Woman's earned in 2025, including: America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes; Best Place to Work by Modern Healthcare; and Best Maternity Hospitals and World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek.

Click here to see the 2025 HX Guardian of Excellence Award winners.


About Woman’s Hospital

Woman’s is a specialty hospital for women and infants located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since opening in 1968, it has welcomed more than 400,000 babies, making it one of the largest delivery services in the country and the largest in Louisiana. Additionally, Woman’s operates a level III-S neonatal intensive care unit; this designation allows them to care for infants who are extremely premature, are critically ill or require surgical intervention. The hospital is also recognized for its expertise in mammography as well as breast and gynecologic cancer care. As a private, nonprofit organization, all funds are reinvested into the hospital to continue Woman’s mission to improve the health of women and infants through the latest technology, a highly qualified staff and critical community programs and services.