Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center: labor and delivery in Savannah, GA
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center is a hospital in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 2,806 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (475 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,806Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 73Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4700 Waters Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404
Chatham County
Call (912) 350-3691 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 73 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 75 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center has the 19th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University 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 Savannah
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candler Hospital | Savannah | 0.7 | 34% | 2,963 | Yes |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | Hardeeville | 20 | 16% | 927 | Yes |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island | 26 | – | 205 | Yes |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | Hinesville | 34 | – | 90 | – |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | Beaufort | 36 | 28% | 1,089 | Yes |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | Statesboro | 48 | 28% | 1,443 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Savannah
Hospitals in Savannah that do not offer labor and delivery: St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah.
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