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Birthing-friendly hospitals in Maryland

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

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, Maryland has 33 birthing-friendly hospitals. 33 of 33 have an emergency room; among the 32 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 4 hr 4 min.

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

Birthing-friendly hospitals by state · Maternity hospitals near me

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Birthing-friendly hospitals33in Maryland
With an ER33of 33
Median ER visit4 hr 4 minwhere reported
Medicare-rated33average 3.3 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 Maryland

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Anne Arundel Medical CenterAnnapolis Annapolis 4 hr 6 min 3 of 5
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore Baltimore 5 hr 26 min 3 of 5
Mercy Medical CenterBaltimore Baltimore 4 hr 2 min 3 of 5
Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore Baltimore 4 hr 18 min 3 of 5
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore Baltimore 5 hr 5 of 5
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore Baltimore 4 hr 47 min 3 of 5
Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air Bel Air 3 hr 50 min 2 of 5
Harbor HospitalBrooklyn Brooklyn 3 hr 29 min 4 of 5
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton Clinton 5 hr 51 min 2 of 5
Howard County General HospitalColumbia Columbia 4 hr 15 min 3 of 5
Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland Cumberland 4 hr 2 min 4 of 5
Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland Cumberland 4 hr 2 min 4 of 5
Memorial Hospital at EastonEaston Easton 3 hr 2 min 4 of 5
Union Hospital of Cecil CountyElkton Elkton 3 hr 52 min 4 of 5
Frederick Memorial HospitalFrederick Frederick 3 hr 49 min 3 of 5
Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown Germantown 3 hr 49 min 1 of 5
Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGlen Burnie Glen Burnie not reported 5 of 5
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown Hagerstown 4 hr 10 min 3 of 5
Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown Hagerstown 4 hr 10 min 3 of 5
University of MD Capital Region Medical CenterHyattsville Hyattsville 4 hr 6 min 1 of 5
University of MD Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata La Plata 3 hr 56 min 3 of 5
St Mary's HospitalLeonardtown Leonardtown 4 hr 17 min 4 of 5
Garrett County Memorial HospitalOakland Oakland 2 hr 12 min 4 of 5
Montgomery General HospitalOlney Olney 4 hr 17 min 3 of 5
CalvertHealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick Prince Frederick 3 hr 16 min 5 of 5
Shady Grove Adventist HospitalRockville Rockville 3 hr 16 min 2 of 5
Franklin Square Hospital CenterRosedale Rosedale 5 hr 37 min 3 of 5
Peninsula Regional Medical CenterSalisbury Salisbury 2 hr 56 min 4 of 5
Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring Silver Spring 5 hr 8 min 2 of 5
Washington Adventist HospitalTakoma Park Takoma Park 4 hr 55 min 3 of 5
Greater Baltimore Medical CenterTowson Towson 3 hr 47 min 5 of 5
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical CenterTowson Towson 4 hr 27 min 5 of 5
Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster Westminster 3 hr 32 min 3 of 5

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in Maryland

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in Maryland?

Maryland has 33 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.