Avita Ontario: labor and delivery in Ontario, OH
Avita Ontario is a hospital in Ontario, Richland County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 432 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (139 such births). That is below the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 432Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 309Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Avita Ontario
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
715 Richland Mall
Ontario, OH 44906
Richland County
Call (419) 462-4534 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Avita Ontario compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 309 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 97 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Ohio, Avita Ontario has the 27th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 77 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 84% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
Avita Ontario 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 Ontario
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield | 3.5 | 23% | 828 | Yes |
| Galion Community Hospital | Galion | 11 | 19% | 337 | Yes |
| Knox Community Hospital | Mount Vernon | 27 | 33% | 286 | Yes |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion | 31 | 25% | 640 | Yes |
| Fisher-Titus Hospital | Norwalk | 31 | 13% | 432 | Yes |
| Wooster Community Hospital | Wooster | 35 | 21% | 1,066 | Yes |
More in Richland County
- Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital (Mansfield)
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