Kettering Health Dayton: labor and delivery in Dayton, OH
Kettering Health Dayton is a hospital in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 1,931 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (601 such births). That is above the Ohio rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,931Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 177Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Kettering Health Dayton
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
405 Grand Avenue
Dayton, OH 45405
Montgomery County
Call (937) 723-3410 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Kettering Health Dayton compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 177 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 72 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Kettering Health Dayton has the 63rd-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Kettering Health Dayton 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 Dayton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Valley Hospital | Dayton | 2.0 | 21% | 5,312 | Yes |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | Kettering | 5.1 | 30% | 2,420 | Yes |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek | 6.4 | 16% | 672 | Yes |
| Atrium Medical Center | Franklin | 20 | 21% | 905 | Yes |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center | Springfield | 23 | 27% | 1,255 | Yes |
| Trihealth Clinton Regional Hospital | Wilmington | 30 | 11% | 277 | Yes |
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