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Elkhart General Hospital: labor and delivery in Elkhart, IN

Elkhart General Hospital is a hospital in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana that delivers babies. It handled 1,229 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (360 such births). That is below the Indiana rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.

21%First-birth C-section rate
1,229Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
270Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
2 of 5Patient survey stars
4 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Elkhart General Hospital

Newborn care: Level III NICU
Midwifery care
Lactation consultants
Childbirth and parenting classes
Baby-Friendly hospital designation
OB hospitalists on staff
High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care

Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.

Address and phone

600 E Blvd
Elkhart, IN 46514
Elkhart County

Call (574) 294-2621 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Government, Local

How Elkhart General Hospital compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Indiana	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	21%	26%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	270	247	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	90	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).

In Indiana, Elkhart General Hospital has the 18th-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
61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
63% 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

Elkhart General 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 Elkhart

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center	Mishawaka	9.6	25%	1,454	Yes
Goshen Hospital	Goshen	12	27%	592	Yes
Memorial Hospital of South Bend	South Bend	13	24%	2,339	Yes
Community Hospital of Bremen Inc.	Bremen	18	15%	106	Yes
Three Rivers Health	Three Rivers	25	18%	250	Yes
Kosciusko Community Hospital	Warsaw	31	21%	428	Yes