St Mary Medical Center: labor and delivery in Galesburg, IL
St Mary Medical Center is a hospital in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois that delivers babies. It handled 411 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (160 such births). That is above the Illinois rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 411Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 506Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Mary Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- 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
3333 North Seminary
Galesburg, IL 61401
Knox County
Call (309) 344-3161 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St Mary Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 506 | 314 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Illinois, St Mary Medical Center has the 59th-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
- 61% 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
St Mary 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 Galesburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Health System Dba Genesis MDL Center-Illini | Silvis | 35 | 34% | 648 | Yes |
| Trinity Rock Island | Rock Island | 36 | 30% | 410 | Yes |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | Davenport | 40 | 28% | 2,059 | Yes |
| MC Donough District Hospital | Macomb | 41 | 26% | 256 | Yes |
| Trinity - Bettendorf | Bettendorf | 41 | 23% | 862 | Yes |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center | West Burlington | 44 | 17% | 811 | Yes |
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