Wood County Hospital: labor and delivery in Bowling Green, OH
Wood County Hospital is a hospital in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 315 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (110 such births). That is the same as the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 315Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 240Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Wood County Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
950 West Wooster Street
Bowling Green, OH 43402
Wood County
Call (419) 354-8900 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Wood County Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 240 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Ohio, Wood County Hospital has the 37th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 77 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Wood County Hospital 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 Bowling Green
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Park Community Hospital | Oregon | 20 | 27% | 418 | Yes |
| Promedica Toledo Hospital | Toledo | 21 | 31% | 4,094 | Yes |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | Toledo | 21 | 30% | 1,804 | Yes |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital | Findlay | 25 | 27% | 975 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital | Fremont | 28 | 29% | 170 | Yes |
| Fulton County Health Center | Wauseon | 29 | 23% | 330 | – |
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