Borgess Medical Center: labor and delivery in Kalamazoo, MI
Borgess Medical Center is a hospital in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan that delivers babies. It handled 373 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (125 such births). That is below the Michigan rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 373Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 408Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1521 Gull Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Kalamazoo County
Call (269) 226-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Borgess Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 408 | 332 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 54 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Michigan, Borgess Medical Center has the 14th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 67 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
Borgess Medical Center 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 Kalamazoo
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | Kalamazoo | 1.7 | 75% | 1,406 | Yes |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Battle Creek | 20 | 73% | 291 | Yes |
| Three Rivers Health | Three Rivers | 26 | 18% | 250 | Yes |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital | Hastings | 27 | 18% | 315 | Yes |
| Oaklawn Hospital | Marshall | 31 | 22% | 634 | Yes |
| University of Michigan Health - West | Wyoming | 39 | 29% | 1,664 | Yes |
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