Elmhurst Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Elmhurst, IL
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 3,190 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (1,162 such births). That is below the Illinois rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,190Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 301Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
155 East Brush Hill Road
Elmhurst, IL 60126
DuPage County
Call (331) 221-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Elmhurst Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 301 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Illinois, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital has the 18th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 78 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
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Elmhurst Memorial 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 Elmhurst
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | 4.0 | 25% | 2,282 | Yes |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | 4.8 | 24% | 1,449 | Yes |
| Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood | 5.3 | 23% | 991 | Yes |
| MacNeal Hospital | Berwyn | 7.7 | 16% | 826 | Yes |
| Loretto Hospital | Chicago | 8.9 | – | – | Yes |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | Elk Grove Village | 11 | 16% | 1,373 | Yes |
More in DuPage County
- Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (Downers Grove)
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale (Hinsdale)
- Edward Hospital (Naperville)
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital (Winfield)
All hospitals in Elmhurst · DuPage County · All Illinois hospitals