Gibson Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Gibson City, IL
Gibson Community Hospital is a hospital in Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 95 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (30 such births). That is below the Illinois rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 95Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 172Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1120 N Melvin Street
Gibson City, IL 60936
Ford County
Call (217) 784-4251 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Gibson Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 172 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Illinois, Gibson Community Hospital has the 22nd-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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Gibson Community 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 Gibson City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carle Foundation Hospital | Urbana | 26 | 27% | 3,028 | Yes |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Bloomington | 31 | 24% | 596 | Yes |
| Carle Bromenn Medical Center | Normal | 33 | 26% | 1,459 | Yes |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center | Danville | 45 | 28% | 152 | Yes |
| Riverside Medical Center | Kankakee | 51 | 21% | 913 | Yes |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital | Decatur | 53 | 31% | 609 | Yes |
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