Palos Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Palos Heights, IL
Palos Community Hospital is a hospital in Palos Heights, Cook County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 734 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (251 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
- 734Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 314Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Palos Community Hospital
- Lactation consultants
Address and phone
12251 South 80th Avenue
Palos Heights, IL 60463
Cook County
Call (708) 923-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Palos Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 314 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 145 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Illinois, Palos Community Hospital 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
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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
Palos Community 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 Palos Heights
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | Oak Lawn | 5.3 | 23% | 4,118 | Yes |
| OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park | 7.0 | 44% | 692 | Yes |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital | Harvey | 8.8 | 23% | 427 | Yes |
| Roseland Community Hospital | Chicago | 9.7 | – | 49 | Yes |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | 11 | 25% | 2,282 | Yes |
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | Olympia Fields | 11 | 26% | 842 | Yes |
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