Mercy Health Saint Mary's: labor and delivery in Grand Rapids, MI
Mercy Health Saint Mary's is a hospital in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan that delivers babies. It handled 1,732 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (486 such births). That is below the Michigan rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,732Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 351Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
200 Jefferson Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Kent County
Call (616) 685-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Mercy Health Saint Mary's compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 351 | 332 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Michigan, Mercy Health Saint Mary's has the 21st-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 67 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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
Mercy Health Saint Mary's 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 Grand Rapids
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Health | Grand Rapids | 0.9 | 27% | 7,995 | Yes |
| University of Michigan Health - West | Wyoming | 7.6 | 29% | 1,664 | Yes |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Zeeland | 19 | 20% | 754 | Yes |
| Spectrum Health United Hospital | Greenville | 25 | 14% | 511 | Yes |
| Holland Hospital | Holland | 26 | 26% | 1,244 | Yes |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital | Hastings | 28 | 18% | 315 | Yes |
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