Presence Mercy Medical Center: labor and delivery in Aurora, IL
Presence Mercy Medical Center is a hospital in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 158 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 48% delivered by C-section (46 such births). That is above the Illinois rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 48%First-birth C-section rate
- 158Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 440Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1325 N Highland Avenue
Aurora, IL 60506
Kane County
Call (630) 859-2222 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Presence Mercy Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 48% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 440 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 80 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Illinois, Presence Mercy Medical Center has the 76th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 59% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% 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
Presence Mercy Medical 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 Aurora
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copley Memorial Hospital | Aurora | 4.9 | 30% | 2,692 | Yes |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | Geneva | 6.9 | 27% | 1,045 | Yes |
| Edward Hospital | Naperville | 9.4 | 29% | 3,643 | Yes |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | Winfield | 11 | 24% | 2,852 | Yes |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook | 15 | 23% | 881 | Yes |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | 17 | 24% | 1,449 | Yes |
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