Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Fremont, OH
Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 170 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (49 such births). That is above the Ohio rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 170Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 225Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
715 South Taft Avenue
Fremont, OH 43420
Sandusky County
Call (419) 334-6617 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 225 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Memorial Hospital has the 60th-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
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Memorial 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 Fremont
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Hospital | Bellevue | 14 | 27% | 315 | Yes |
| Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital | Tiffin | 17 | 18% | 747 | Yes |
| Firelands Regional Medical Center | Sandusky | 23 | – | 567 | Yes |
| Bay Park Community Hospital | Oregon | 27 | 27% | 418 | Yes |
| Wood County Hospital | Bowling Green | 28 | 25% | 315 | Yes |
| Fisher-Titus Hospital | Norwalk | 29 | 13% | 432 | Yes |
More in Sandusky County
- Bellevue Hospital (Bellevue)
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