Hospitals to give birth in Bowie, MD

14 hospitals within 20 miles of Bowie meet the Birthing-Friendly criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Compare their CMS star ratings, what patients said in Medicare's survey, and how far each one is from central Bowie, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Bowie, MD

  1. University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical Center

    Glen Burnie · 12.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    66%
    301 Hospital Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 (410) 595-1967

  2. Sibley Memorial Hospital

    Washington · 18.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    80%
    5255 Loughboro Rd NW, Washington, DC 20016 (202) 537-4680

  3. MedStar Harbor Hospital

    Baltimore · 19.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    63%
    3001 South Hanover Street, Baltimore, MD 21225 (410) 350-3201

  4. Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center

    Silver Spring · 10.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    76%
    11890 Healing Way, Silver Spring, MD 20904 (240) 637-4000

  5. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center

    Annapolis · 13.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    2001 Medical Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401 (443) 481-1000

  6. Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

    Columbia · 15.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044 (410) 740-7890

  7. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

    Washington · 17.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC 20007 (202) 784-3000

  8. MedStar Washington Hospital Center

    Washington · 13.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    62%
    110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010 (202) 877-7000

  9. MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

    Olney · 18.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    61%
    18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney, MD 20832 (301) 774-8882

  10. Holy Cross Hospital

    Silver Spring · 13.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    66%
    1500 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 754-7000

  11. George Washington University Hospital

    Washington · 16.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    64%
    900 23rd St NW, Washington, DC 20037 (202) 716-4605

  12. MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

    Clinton · 18.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    48%
    7503 Surratts Road, Clinton, MD 20735 (301) 868-8000

  13. University of Md Capital Region Medical Center

    Upper Marlboro · 8.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    1/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    57%
    901 North Harry S Truman Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 (301) 618-2000

  14. Howard University Hospital

    Washington · 14.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    1/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    51%
    2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20060 (202) 745-6100

Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.

Doulas near Bowie

A doula supports you through labor and birth at the hospital you choose, and can help you write a birth plan the labor and delivery team can follow.

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Questions to ask on a hospital tour

Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Bowie, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.

  1. How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
  2. What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
  3. What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
  4. Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
  5. Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
  6. Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
  7. Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
  8. Do you offer a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) if I have had a C-section before?

How this list is sorted

Every hospital here meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: it reports taking part in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement program and using that program's recommended safety practices. The designation is self-reported and most hospitals that deliver babies hold it, so treat it as a baseline, not a ranking.

We sort by the CMS overall hospital star rating, then by the patient survey star rating, then by distance. The overall rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care across the whole hospital. The survey rating comes from patients' answers to Medicare's HCAHPS survey about their stay.

CMS does not yet publish cesarean or severe complication rates for each hospital, so ask the hospitals on your shortlist for theirs.

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