Memorial Medical Center: labor and delivery in Springfield, IL
Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 911 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (281 such births). That is below the Illinois rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 911Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 601Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
701 N First St
Springfield, IL 62702
Sangamon County
Call (217) 788-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Memorial Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 601 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Illinois, Memorial Medical Center has the 6th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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 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 Springfield
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns Hospital | Springfield | 0.5 | 30% | 2,437 | Yes |
| Jacksonville Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 30 | 24% | 386 | – |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital | Decatur | 37 | 31% | 609 | Yes |
| St Francis Hospital | Litchfield | 43 | 23% | 132 | Yes |
| Carle Bromenn Medical Center | Normal | 59 | 26% | 1,459 | Yes |
| St Joseph Medical Center | Bloomington | 59 | 24% | 596 | Yes |
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