Kettering Health Main Campus: labor and delivery in Kettering, OH
Kettering Health Main Campus is a hospital in Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 2,420 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (715 such births). That is above the Ohio rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,420Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 172Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Kettering Health Main Campus
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
3535 Southern Boulevard
Kettering, OH 45429
Montgomery County
Call (937) 298-4331 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Kettering Health Main Campus compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 172 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 66 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Kettering Health Main Campus 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
- 78% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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 Main Campus 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 Kettering
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Valley Hospital | Dayton | 3.4 | 21% | 5,312 | Yes |
| Kettering Health Dayton | Dayton | 5.1 | 30% | 1,931 | Yes |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek | 7.4 | 16% | 672 | Yes |
| Atrium Medical Center | Franklin | 15 | 21% | 905 | Yes |
| West Chester Hospital | West Chester | 25 | 32% | 906 | Yes |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center | Springfield | 25 | 27% | 1,255 | Yes |
More in Montgomery County
- Kettering Health Dayton (Dayton)
- Miami Valley Hospital (Dayton)
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