Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center: labor and delivery in Rosedale, MD
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center is a hospital in Rosedale, Baltimore County, Maryland that delivers babies. It handled 1,988 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (526 such births). That is below the Maryland rate of 32% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,988Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 155Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- 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
9000 Franklin Square Drive
Rosedale, MD 21237
Baltimore County
Call (443) 777-7850 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 32% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 155 | 325 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 39 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Maryland, Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center has the 7th-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
- 60% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center 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 Rosedale
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Baltimore | 5.7 | 28% | 1,078 | Yes |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore | 6.8 | 32% | 2,591 | Yes |
| University of MD St Joseph Medical Center | Towson | 7.8 | 37% | 1,550 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc. | Baltimore | 8.0 | 97% | 1,177 | Yes |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center | Baltimore | 8.4 | 29% | 3,680 | Yes |
| University of Maryland Medical Center | Baltimore | 8.6 | 31% | 1,703 | Yes |
More in Baltimore County
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Baltimore)
- University of MD St Joseph Medical Center (Towson)
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