Grand Lake Health System: labor and delivery in Saint Marys, OH
Grand Lake Health System is a hospital in Saint Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 295 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (72 such births). That is above the Ohio rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 295Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 242Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Grand Lake Health System
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
200 Saint Clair Street
Saint Marys, OH 45885
Auglaize County
Call (419) 394-3335 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Grand Lake Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 242 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 71 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Grand Lake Health System has the 57th-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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Grand Lake Health System 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 Saint Marys
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital | Coldwater | 15 | 20% | 452 | Yes |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | Lima | 19 | 25% | 1,271 | Yes |
| Lima Memorial Health System | Lima | 20 | 16% | 518 | Yes |
| Wilson Memorial Hospital | Sidney | 21 | 15% | 613 | Yes |
| Adams Memorial Hospital | Decatur | 34 | 21% | 295 | Yes |
| Wayne Hospital | Greenville | 34 | 25% | 234 | Yes |
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