Fort Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Fort Atkinson, WI
Fort Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin that delivers babies. It handled 338 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (128 such births). That is below the Wisconsin rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 338Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 298Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Fort Memorial Hospital
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
611 Sherman Ave E
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Jefferson County
Call (920) 568-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Fort Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 298 | 197 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Wisconsin, Fort Memorial Hospital has the 22nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 69 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
- 69% 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 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 Fort Atkinson
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville | 19 | 31% | 342 | Yes |
| Mercy Health System Corp | Janesville | 20 | 18% | 586 | Yes |
| Watertown Memorial Hospital | Watertown | 20 | 25% | 187 | Yes |
| Aurora Medical Center - Summit | Summit | 21 | 22% | 578 | Yes |
| Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital | Oconomowoc | 21 | 19% | 392 | Yes |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center | Elkhorn | 25 | 20% | 676 | Yes |
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