Holy Cross Germantown Hospital: labor and delivery in Germantown, MD
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital is a hospital in Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland that delivers babies. It handled 824 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (252 such births). That is below the Maryland rate of 32% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 824Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 300Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
19801 Observation Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
Montgomery County
Call (301) 557-6020 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Holy Cross Germantown Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 32% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 300 | 325 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 46 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Maryland, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital has the 16th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 32 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
- 63% 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
Holy Cross Germantown 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 Germantown
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center | Rockville | 6.2 | 28% | 3,649 | Yes |
| Medstar Montgomery Medical Center | Olney | 10 | 27% | 715 | Yes |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg | 15 | 24% | 2,425 | Yes |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Silver Spring | 16 | 30% | 6,837 | Yes |
| Reston Hospital Center | Reston | 16 | 36% | 1,222 | Yes |
| Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center | Silver Spring | 17 | 30% | 2,029 | Yes |
More in Montgomery County
- Medstar Montgomery Medical Center (Olney)
- Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center (Rockville)
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center (Silver Spring)
- Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring)
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