Holy Cross Hospital: labor and delivery in Silver Spring, MD
Holy Cross Hospital is a hospital in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland that delivers babies. It handled 6,837 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (2,197 such births). That is below the Maryland rate of 32% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 6,837Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 287Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Holy Cross Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
Address and phone
1500 Forest Glen Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Montgomery County
Call (301) 754-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Holy Cross Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 32% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 287 | 325 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Maryland, Holy Cross Hospital has the 18th-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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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 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 Silver Spring
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center | Silver Spring | 4.6 | 30% | 2,029 | Yes |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center | Washington | 6.0 | 36% | 3,296 | Yes |
| Howard University Hospital Corp | Washington | 6.8 | – | – | Yes |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital | Washington | 6.9 | 35% | 3,372 | Yes |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | Washington | 7.9 | 34% | 1,002 | Yes |
| George Washington University Hospital | Washington | 8.0 | 26% | 1,584 | Yes |
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