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Birthing-friendly hospitals in Illinois

81 birthing-friendly hospitals. Addresses, emergency services and Medicare ratings for each.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, Illinois has 81 birthing-friendly hospitals. 81 of 81 have an emergency room; among the 80 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 3 hr 14 min.

CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation marks hospitals taking part in a maternal-care quality program; hospitals without it may also deliver babies.

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Birthing-friendly hospitals81in Illinois
With an ER81of 81
Median ER visit3 hr 14 minwhere reported
Medicare-rated80average 3.2 stars

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Every birthing-friendly hospital in Illinois

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Alton Memorial HospitalAlton Alton 3 hr 8 min 4 of 5
Northwest Community HospitalArlington Heights Arlington Heights 3 hr 14 min 4 of 5
Copley Memorial HospitalAurora Aurora 3 hr 16 min 4 of 5
Provena Mercy Medical CenterAurora Aurora 3 hr 1 min 3 of 5
Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalBarrington Barrington 3 hr 7 min 5 of 5
Memorial HospitalBelleville Belleville 3 hr 16 min 5 of 5
St Elizabeth HospitalBelleville Belleville 2 hr 48 min 4 of 5
Macneal HospitalBerwyn Berwyn 3 hr 27 min 3 of 5
St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington Bloomington 3 hr 2 of 5
Adventist Bolingbrook HospitalBolingbrook Bolingbrook 2 hr 49 min 3 of 5
St Josephs HospitalBreese Breese 2 hr 7 min 4 of 5
Graham Hospital AssociationCanton Canton 2 hr 1 min 3 of 5
Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleCarbondale Carbondale 2 hr 35 min 1 of 5
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago Chicago 4 hr 3 of 5
Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago Chicago 4 hr 16 min 2 of 5
Humboldt Park HealthChicago Chicago 3 hr 1 min 1 of 5
John H Stroger Jr HospitalChicago Chicago 4 hr 48 min 2 of 5
Loretto HospitalChicago Chicago 4 hr 7 min —
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago Chicago 3 hr 18 min 1 of 5
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago Chicago 5 hr 46 min 5 of 5
Resurrection Medical CenterChicago Chicago 3 hr 6 min 3 of 5
Roseland Community HospitalChicago Chicago 4 hr 5 min 1 of 5
Rush University Medical CenterChicago Chicago 6 hr 26 min 5 of 5
Saint Anthony HospitalChicago Chicago 3 hr 1 min 2 of 5
Saint Joseph HospitalChicago Chicago 2 hr 26 min 4 of 5
St Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center-Division CampusChicago Chicago 3 hr 5 min 3 of 5
Swedish Covenant HospitalChicago Chicago 4 hr 14 min 3 of 5
The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago Chicago 4 hr 22 min 4 of 5
University of Illinois HospitalChicago Chicago 5 hr 4 min 4 of 5
OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville Danville 2 hr 40 min 2 of 5
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur Decatur 3 hr 49 min 3 of 5
Kishwaukee Community HospitalDekalb Dekalb 3 hr 26 min 5 of 5
OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon Dixon 3 hr 2 of 5
Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove Downers Grove 2 hr 58 min 4 of 5
St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham Effingham 2 hr 16 min 3 of 5
Sherman HospitalElgin Elgin 3 hr 14 min 4 of 5
Alexian Brothers Medical CenterElk Grove Village Elk Grove Village 3 hr 8 min 3 of 5
Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst Elmhurst 2 hr 54 min 3 of 5
Evanston HospitalEvanston Evanston 4 hr 22 min 5 of 5
Little Company of Mary HospitalEvergreen Park Evergreen Park 4 hr 4 min 2 of 5
Fhn Memorial HospitalFreeport Freeport 3 hr 3 of 5
St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg Galesburg 3 hr 15 min 2 of 5
Delnor Community HospitalGeneva Geneva 3 hr 50 min 5 of 5
Gibson Community HospitalGibson City Gibson City 3 hr 1 min 4 of 5
Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey Harvey 2 hr 16 min 2 of 5
Hinsdale HospitalHinsdale Hinsdale 3 hr 8 min 5 of 5
St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates Hoffman Estates 3 hr 4 min 5 of 5
Provena St Joseph Medical CenterJoliet Joliet 3 hr 3 min 1 of 5
Silver Cross HospitalJoliet Joliet 3 hr 42 min 5 of 5
Riverside Medical CenterKankakee Kankakee 2 hr 49 min 4 of 5
Lake Forest HospitalLake Forest Lake Forest 3 hr 26 min 5 of 5
Advocate Condell Medical CenterLibertyville Libertyville 3 hr 32 min 4 of 5
St Francis HospitalLitchfield Litchfield not reported 2 of 5
Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb Macomb 2 hr 28 min 3 of 5
Anderson HospitalMaryville Maryville 3 hr 52 min 3 of 5
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon Mattoon 3 hr 29 min 3 of 5
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood Maywood 4 hr 33 min 2 of 5
Northwestern Medicine McHenryMcHenry McHenry 3 hr 14 min 5 of 5
Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris Morris 2 hr 50 min 4 of 5
Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterMt Vernon Mt Vernon 3 hr 23 min 4 of 5
Edward HospitalNaperville Naperville 2 hr 43 min 3 of 5
Bromenn HealthcareNormal Normal 3 hr 3 of 5
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn Oak Lawn 3 hr 44 min 3 of 5
Carle Richland Memorial HospitalOlney Olney 1 hr 54 min 2 of 5
Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields Olympia Fields 3 hr 43 min 3 of 5
OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl CenterOttawa Ottawa 2 hr 19 min 3 of 5
Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights Palos Heights 4 hr 20 min 4 of 5
Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge Park Ridge 3 hr 32 min 4 of 5
Methodist Medical Center of IllinoisPeoria Peoria 3 hr 40 min 2 of 5
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria Peoria 4 hr 42 min 2 of 5
Blessing HospitalQuincy Quincy 2 hr 52 min 4 of 5
Trinity Rock IslandRock Island Rock Island 2 hr 49 min 3 of 5
Javon Bea HospitalRockford Rockford 4 hr 20 min 3 of 5
Saint Anthony Medical CenterRockford Rockford 3 hr 37 min 2 of 5
UW Health SwedishAmerican HospitalRockford Rockford 3 hr 51 min 3 of 5
Genesis Medical Center Illini CampusSilvis Silvis 3 hr 9 min 2 of 5
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield Springfield 3 hr 52 min 3 of 5
St Johns HospitalSpringfield Springfield 2 hr 44 min 2 of 5
Cgh Medical CenterSterling Sterling 3 hr 10 min 1 of 5
Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana Urbana 3 hr 34 min 2 of 5
Central Dupage HospitalWinfield Winfield 3 hr 48 min 5 of 5

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in Illinois

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in Illinois?

Illinois has 81 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published October 2026. About the data.