Knox Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Mount Vernon, OH
Knox Community Hospital is a hospital in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 286 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (79 such births). That is above the Ohio rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 286Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 339Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1330 Coshocton Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Knox County
Call (740) 393-9000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Knox Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 339 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 69 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Knox Community Hospital has the 75th-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
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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
Knox Community 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 Mount Vernon
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark | 25 | 25% | 689 | Yes |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield | 25 | 23% | 828 | Yes |
| Avita Ontario | Ontario | 27 | 23% | 432 | Yes |
| Galion Community Hospital | Galion | 29 | 19% | 337 | Yes |
| Pomerene Hospital | Millersburg | 30 | 12% | 231 | Yes |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | Westerville | 33 | 29% | 3,085 | Yes |
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