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Hospitals to give birth in Madison, WI

Short answer

As of July 2026, 2 hospitals in Madison, WI report inpatient labor and delivery to CMS, and both hold the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation . CMS hasn't published C-section or severe-complication rates for any of them yet: the 2024 values read "Not available."

CMS reporting period 2024, published July 2026.

Each hospital shows how many OB-GYNs report an affiliation with it in Medicare data.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (Maternal Health - Hospital). Data as of July 2026. Public records, not yet confirmed by each provider. How we build this directory

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Hospitals (2)

Source: CMS Birthing-Friendly hospitals. Data as of July 2026.

SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison

Hospital

17 OB-GYNs report an affiliation here (Medicare data)

700 South Park St, Madison, WI 53715

(608) 251-6100
Birthing-FriendlyMidwifeOB-GYN

Unitypoint Health - Meriter

Hospital

33 OB-GYNs report an affiliation here (Medicare data)

202 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715

(608) 417-6210
Birthing-FriendlyLactation consultantMidwifeOB-GYNPediatrician

Maternity data by hospital

What each Madison hospital reported to CMS for 2024, as CMS publishes it. Listed A to Z; CMS publishes no national rate for these measures.

  • Cesarean birth (PC-02): not available for both hospitals (footnote 4: 2).
  • Severe obstetric complications (PC-07a): not available for both hospitals (footnote 4: 2).
  • Severe obstetric complications, excluding transfusion-only cases (PC-07b): not available for both hospitals (footnote 4: 2).
2 hospitals, A to ZCMS, 2024 data published July 2026
HospitalBirthing-FriendlyCare Compare
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - MadisonBirthing-FriendlyView
Unitypoint Health - MeriterBirthing-FriendlyView

4 Data suppressed by CMS for one or more quarters.

Sources: CMS Maternal Health - Hospital; Medicare Care Compare. Data as of July 2026.

Key facts: giving birth in Madison, WI

  • As of July 2026, CMS lists 2 hospitals in Madison, WI with inpatient labor and delivery.
  • Both hospitals in Madison, WI hold the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation for the 2024 reporting period.
  • CMS has not published a 2024 cesarean birth rate (PC-02) for any hospital in Madison, WI; every value reads "Not available" in the July 2026 data.
  • CMS publishes no national average for these maternal health measures, so Madison, WI values can't be compared with a national rate from this data.

Source: CMS Maternal Health - Hospital. Data as of July 2026.

Questions about giving birth here

How many hospitals in Madison, WI have labor and delivery?

2 hospitals in Madison report inpatient labor and delivery to CMS: SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison; Unitypoint Health - Meriter. Call the hospital to confirm its maternity services before you plan a birth there.

Which Madison hospitals are Birthing-Friendly?

Both: SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison; Unitypoint Health - Meriter. CMS gives the designation to hospitals that report taking part in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and putting its recommended safety practices in place. It isn't a rating.

What is the C-section rate at hospitals in Madison?

CMS hasn't published one yet. In its July 2026 data, the cesarean birth measure (PC-02) for 2024 reads "Not available" at both hospitals, both with CMS footnote 4 ("Data suppressed by CMS for one or more quarters"). Ask the hospital for its own rate.

Does Medicaid cover giving birth in Wisconsin?

In Wisconsin, BadgerCare Plus covers pregnancy for household incomes up to 306% of the federal poverty level (about $66,218 a year for a household of two) and for 12 months after the pregnancy ends.