Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital: labor and delivery in Downers Grove, IL
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is a hospital in Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 1,449 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (508 such births). That is the same as the Illinois rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,449Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 379Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
3815 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
DuPage County
Call (630) 275-5900 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 379 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 94 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Illinois, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has the 31st-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 78 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Downers Grove
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | 4.7 | 25% | 2,282 | Yes |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | Elmhurst | 4.8 | 22% | 3,190 | Yes |
| Edward Hospital | Naperville | 8.2 | 29% | 3,643 | Yes |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | Winfield | 8.4 | 24% | 2,852 | Yes |
| Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood | 9.7 | 23% | 991 | Yes |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook | 10 | 23% | 881 | Yes |
More in DuPage County
- Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (Elmhurst)
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale (Hinsdale)
- Edward Hospital (Naperville)
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital (Winfield)
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