Up Health System Portage: labor and delivery in Hancock, MI
Up Health System Portage is a hospital in Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan that delivers babies. It handled 420 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (112 such births). That is below the Michigan rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 420Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 290Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Up Health System Portage
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
500 Campus Drive
Hancock, MI 49930
Houghton County
Call (906) 483-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Up Health System Portage compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 290 | 332 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 77 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Michigan, Up Health System Portage has the 17th-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: 5 of 5 stars
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Up Health System Portage 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 Hancock
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Hospital | Ishpeming | 62 | 42% | 134 | Yes |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital | Marquette | 69 | 22% | 452 | Yes |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital | Ironwood | 84 | 34% | 75 | No |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua | Minocqua | 102 | 22% | 193 | Yes |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital | Rhinelander | 110 | 24% | 163 | Yes |
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center | Ashland | 116 | 17% | 237 | Yes |
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