Memorial Hospital of Carbondale: labor and delivery in Carbondale, IL
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale is a hospital in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 1,490 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (498 such births). That is below the Illinois rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,490Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 90Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
405 W Jackson
Carbondale, IL 62901
Jackson County
Call (618) 549-0721 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Memorial Hospital of Carbondale compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 90 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 88 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Illinois, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 78 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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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 of Carbondale 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 Carbondale
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | 34 | 19% | 592 | Yes |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | 35 | 27% | 1,261 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Perry | Perryville | 35 | 26% | 105 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Regional Health Center | Mount Vernon | 43 | 17% | 1,584 | Yes |
| Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Sainte Genevieve | 52 | 25% | 115 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 56 | 30% | 936 | Yes |
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