Ohio State University State Health System: labor and delivery in Columbus, OH
Ohio State University State Health System is a hospital in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 5,142 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (1,626 such births). That is below the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,142Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 618Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
410 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Franklin County
Call (614) 293-9700 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, State
How Ohio State University State Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 618 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 143 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Ohio, Ohio State University State Health System has the 27th-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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Ohio State University State Health System 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 Columbus
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus | 2.7 | 23% | 6,318 | Yes |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus | 2.7 | 27% | 2,964 | Yes |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus | 7.0 | 26% | 1,091 | Yes |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | Westerville | 9.1 | 29% | 3,085 | Yes |
| Mount Carmel East & West | Columbus | 9.4 | 27% | 2,765 | Yes |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin | 11 | 24% | 2,899 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Columbus
More in Franklin County
- Dublin Methodist Hospital (Dublin)
- Mount Carmel St Ann's (Westerville)
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