Grady Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Delaware, OH
Grady Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 255 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (85 such births). That is below the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 255Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 306Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
561 West Central Avenue
Delaware, OH 43015
Delaware County
Call (740) 368-5145 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Grady Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 306 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 70 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Grady Memorial Hospital has the 19th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% 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 Delaware
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin | 15 | 24% | 2,899 | Yes |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | Westerville | 15 | 29% | 3,085 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital | Marysville | 16 | 28% | 533 | Yes |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion | 19 | 25% | 640 | Yes |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus | 19 | 23% | 6,318 | Yes |
| Ohio State University State Health System | Columbus | 22 | 23% | 5,142 | Yes |
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