Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital: labor and delivery in Grayling, MI
Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital is a hospital in Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan that delivers babies. It handled 360 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (110 such births). That is below the Michigan rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 360Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 845Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1100 E Michigan Ave
Grayling, MI 49738
Crawford County
Call (989) 348-5461 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 845 | 332 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Michigan, Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital has the 10th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Munson Healthcare Grayling 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 Grayling
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital | Gaylord | 25 | 16% | 176 | Yes |
| Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch | West Branch | 36 | 35% | 197 | Yes |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital | Cadillac | 45 | 21% | 417 | Yes |
| Munson Medical Center | Traverse City | 46 | 24% | 1,613 | Yes |
| McLaren Northern Michigan | Petoskey | 50 | 41% | 481 | Yes |
| Charlevoix Area Hospital | Charlevoix | 53 | 24% | 204 | Yes |
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