{"id":23,"date":"2016-10-25T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T14:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding-friendly-designation-program\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:31:40","slug":"awardees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding-friendly-designation-program\/awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-23\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-23-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Below are the hospitals who have received a Virginia Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation award. The date listed next to the facility indicates when their current designation will expire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-23\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-diamond-1.png\" width=\"271\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-diamond-1.png 271w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-diamond-1-165x300.png 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" title=\"MCBFD-award-diamond\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\">Diamond Designation<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvahealth.com\/about\/university-medical-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Virginia Medical Center<\/a> (November 2028)*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvahealth.com\/about\/culpeper-medical-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UVA Culpeper Medical Center<\/a> (November 2028)*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcuhealth.org\/locations\/location-details\/?id=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center<\/a> (April 2028)*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-23\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-platinum.png\" width=\"271\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-platinum.png 271w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-platinum-165x300.png 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-1-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-1-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23-1-3-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\">Platinum Designation<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonsecours.com\/locations\/hospitals-medical-centers\/richmond\/st-marys-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bon Secours St. Mary\u2019s Hospital<\/a> (April 2028)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-23\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-gold.png\" width=\"271\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-gold.png 271w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-gold-165x300.png 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\">Gold Designation<\/h2>\n<p>Not currently awarded to any hospitals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-2-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-23\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-silver.png\" width=\"271\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-silver.png 271w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-silver-165x300.png 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-2-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\">Silver Designation<\/h2>\n<p>Not currently awarded to any hospitals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-23\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-bronze.png\" width=\"271\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-bronze.png 271w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2025\/08\/MCBFD-award-bronze-165x300.png 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;\">Bronze Designation<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleyhealthlink.com\/winchester-medical-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valley Health Winchester Medical Center<\/a> (April 2028)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-23-3-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-23-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>*Birthing facilities with an asterisk (*) next to their name have received a Baby-Friendly Designation from Baby-Friendly USA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are the hospitals who have received a Virginia Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation award. 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Diamond Designation University of Virginia Medical Center (November 2028)* UVA Culpeper Medical Center (November 2028)* Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (April 2028)* Platinum Designation Bon Secours St. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Awardees - Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/breastfeeding-friendly-designation-program\/awardees\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Awardees - Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Below are the hospitals who have received a Virginia Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation award. 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