Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights: labor and delivery in Olympia Fields, IL
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights is a hospital in Olympia Fields, Cook County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 842 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (274 such births). That is above the Illinois rate of 24% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 842Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 100Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
20201 S Crawford Avenue
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Cook County
Call (708) 747-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 100 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 75 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Illinois, Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights has the 41st-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 53% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights 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 Olympia Fields
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital | Harvey | 6.4 | 23% | 427 | Yes |
| Franciscan Health Dyer | Dyer | 10 | 27% | 405 | Yes |
| Community Hospital | Munster | 11 | 32% | 1,458 | Yes |
| Palos Community Hospital | Palos Heights | 11 | 24% | 734 | Yes |
| Roseland Community Hospital | Chicago | 13 | – | 49 | Yes |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | Oak Lawn | 14 | 23% | 4,118 | Yes |
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