Covenant Medical Center: labor and delivery in Saginaw, MI
Covenant Medical Center is a hospital in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan that delivers babies. It handled 2,874 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (861 such births). That is below the Michigan rate of 27% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,874Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 351Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Covenant Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- 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
1447 N Harrison
Saginaw, MI 48602
Saginaw County
Call (989) 583-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Covenant Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 351 | 332 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 81 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Michigan, Covenant Medical Center has the 34th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 70% 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
Covenant 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 Saginaw
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Bay Region | Bay City | 12 | 15% | 432 | Yes |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Midland | Midland | 21 | 31% | 1,069 | Yes |
| McLaren Flint | Flint | 31 | 19% | 354 | Yes |
| Hurley Medical Center | Flint | 31 | 74% | 757 | Yes |
| Memorial Healthcare | Owosso | 31 | 30% | 387 | Yes |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Alma | Alma | 36 | 25% | 441 | Yes |
Hospitals in Saginaw that do not offer labor and delivery: Mymichigan Medical Center Saginaw, Healthsource Saginaw.
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