Lima Memorial Health System: labor and delivery in Lima, OH
Lima Memorial Health System is a hospital in Lima, Allen County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 518 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (174 such births). That is below the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 518Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 155Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Lima Memorial Health System
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1001 Bellefontaine Avenue
Lima, OH 45804
Allen County
Call (419) 998-4731 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Lima Memorial Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 155 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 113 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Ohio, Lima Memorial Health System has the 7th-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
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
Lima Memorial Health System 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 Lima
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | Lima | 1.7 | 25% | 1,271 | Yes |
| Grand Lake Health System | Saint Marys | 20 | 28% | 295 | Yes |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital | Findlay | 30 | 27% | 975 | Yes |
| Mary Rutan Hospital | Bellefontaine | 31 | 36% | 324 | Yes |
| Wilson Memorial Hospital | Sidney | 31 | 15% | 613 | Yes |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital | Coldwater | 34 | 20% | 452 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Lima
Hospitals in Lima that do not offer labor and delivery: Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery.