Crestwood Medical Center: labor and delivery in Huntsville, AL
Crestwood Medical Center is a hospital in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 1,015 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (133 such births). That is below the Alabama rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,015Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 492Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
One Hospital Dr SE
Huntsville, AL 35801
Madison County
Call (256) 429-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Crestwood Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 492 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Alabama, Crestwood Medical Center has the 8th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Crestwood 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 Huntsville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 0.6 | 25% | 5,965 | Yes |
| Athens Limestone Hospital | Athens | 24 | 26% | 449 | Yes |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus | Decatur | 25 | 32% | 681 | Yes |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Fayetteville | 29 | – | 238 | Yes |
| Highlands Medical Center | Scottsboro | 30 | 34% | 253 | Yes |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | Cullman | 36 | 14% | 663 | Yes |
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