Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Hamilton, OH
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 569 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (163 such births). That is below the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 569Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 240Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
630 Eaton Avenue
Hamilton, OH 45013
Butler County
Call (513) 867-2123 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 240 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital has the 10th-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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Fort Hamilton Hughes 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 Hamilton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford | 11 | 14% | 445 | Yes |
| West Chester Hospital | West Chester | 12 | 32% | 906 | Yes |
| Atrium Medical Center | Franklin | 15 | 21% | 905 | Yes |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati | 17 | 20% | 4,188 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati | 19 | 22% | 5,220 | Yes |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | Cincinnati | 20 | 26% | 2,604 | Yes |
More in Butler County
- McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital (Oxford)
- West Chester Hospital (West Chester)
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