OSF Saint Elizabeth MDL Center: labor and delivery in Peru, IL
OSF Saint Elizabeth MDL Center is a hospital in Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 533 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (252 such births). That is the same as the Illinois rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 533Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 417Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
925 West Street
Peru, IL 61354
LaSalle County
Call (815) 433-3100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How OSF Saint Elizabeth MDL Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 417 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Illinois, OSF Saint Elizabeth MDL Center has the 31st-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
- 59% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
OSF Saint Elizabeth MDL 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 Peru
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers | Morris | 36 | 31% | 416 | Yes |
| OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center | Dixon | 40 | 27% | 204 | Yes |
| CGH Medical Center | Sterling | 44 | – | – | Yes |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | Dekalb | 46 | 24% | 714 | Yes |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Peoria | 50 | 27% | 2,392 | Yes |
| Carle Health Methodist Hospital | Peoria | 50 | 21% | 1,488 | Yes |
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