St Elizabeth Edgewood: labor and delivery in Edgewood, KY
St Elizabeth Edgewood is a hospital in Edgewood, Kenton County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 4,279 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (1,325 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 4,279Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 338Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Elizabeth Edgewood
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1 Medical Village Drive
Edgewood, KY 41017
Kenton County
Call (859) 301-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St Elizabeth Edgewood compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 338 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 34 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, St Elizabeth Edgewood has the 19th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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
St Elizabeth Edgewood 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 Edgewood
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Hospital | Cincinnati | 8.4 | 32% | 4,188 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati | 9.4 | 22% | 5,220 | Yes |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | Cincinnati | 9.5 | 26% | 2,604 | Yes |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati | 13 | 23% | 1,151 | Yes |
| Bethesda North | Cincinnati | 21 | 20% | 4,188 | Yes |
| West Chester Hospital | West Chester | 26 | 32% | 906 | Yes |
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