Fairfield Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lancaster, OH
Fairfield Medical Center is a hospital in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 506 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (174 such births). That is below the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 506Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 278Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Fairfield Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
401 North Ewing Street
Lancaster, OH 43130
Fairfield County
Call (740) 687-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Fairfield Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 278 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 50 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Ohio, Fairfield Medical Center has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 77 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
- 71% 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
Fairfield 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 Lancaster
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger Hospital | Circleville | 21 | 23% | 353 | Yes |
| Mount Carmel East & West | Columbus | 23 | 27% | 2,765 | Yes |
| Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark | 24 | 25% | 689 | Yes |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus | 28 | 27% | 2,964 | Yes |
| Ohio State University State Health System | Columbus | 30 | 23% | 5,142 | Yes |
| Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe | 31 | 18% | 1,248 | Yes |
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