Grady Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Atlanta, GA
Grady Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 3,558 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (977 such births). That is above the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,558Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 540Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Grady Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
80 Jesse Hill, Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Fulton County
Call (404) 616-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Grady Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 540 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 138 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Georgia, Grady Memorial Hospital has the 54th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Grady 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 Atlanta
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | 1.2 | 31% | 4,028 | Yes |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc. | Atlanta | 4.1 | 29% | 3,329 | Yes |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | Decatur | 6.4 | 29% | 3,326 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital | Atlanta | 11 | 35% | 14,921 | Yes |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | Riverdale | 13 | 25% | 809 | No |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | Austell | 15 | 28% | 2,370 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Atlanta
More in Fulton County
- Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center (Roswell)
Hospitals in Atlanta that do not offer labor and delivery: Emory University Hospital, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc..
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