Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Mishawaka, IN
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana that delivers babies. It handled 1,454 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (415 such births). That is below the Indiana rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,454Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 354Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
5215 Holy Cross Pkwy
Mishawaka, IN 46545
St. Joseph County
Call (574) 335-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 354 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 74 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Indiana, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center has the 34th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Saint Joseph Regional 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 Mishawaka
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend | South Bend | 4.2 | 24% | 2,339 | Yes |
| Elkhart General Hospital | Elkhart | 9.6 | 21% | 1,229 | Yes |
| Community Hospital of Bremen Inc. | Bremen | 17 | 15% | 106 | Yes |
| Goshen Hospital | Goshen | 20 | 27% | 592 | Yes |
| Northwest Health-LA Porte | La Porte | 29 | 20% | 411 | Yes |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph | St Joseph | 31 | 24% | 1,186 | Yes |
More in St. Joseph County
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend (South Bend)
Hospitals in Mishawaka that do not offer labor and delivery: Unity Physicians Hospital.
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