Hospitals to give birth in Des Plaines, IL
20 hospitals within 20 miles of Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines, then take the tour questions below with you.
Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Des Plaines, IL
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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest · 15.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 78%
1000 N Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 (847) 234-5600 -
Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale
Hinsdale · 15.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 73%
120 North Oak St, Hinsdale, IL 60521 (630) 856-9000 -
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago · 16.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 81%
251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 926-2000 -
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Winfield · 17.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 82%
25 North Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190 (630) 682-1600 -
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington · 18.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 77%
450 West Highway 22, Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 381-9600 -
NorthShore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Evanston · 10.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 70%
2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (847) 570-2000 -
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago · 15.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 77%
1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 942-5000 -
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates · 13.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 55%
1555 N Barrington Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 (847) 843-2000 -
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge · 1.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 72%
1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 (847) 723-2210 -
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
Chicago · 14.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 69%
2900 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 665-3000 -
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago · 15.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 65%
1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612 (312) 996-3900 -
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove · 16.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 69%
3815 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515 (630) 275-5900 -
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville · 17.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 66%
801 S Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, IL 60048 (847) 362-2900 -
Northwest Community Hospital 1
Arlington Heights · 4.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 64%
800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (847) 618-1000 -
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst · 12.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
155 East Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126 (331) 221-1000 -
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago · 13.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 70%
836 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 975-1600 -
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
Chicago · 13.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 69%
2233 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622 (312) 770-2000 -
Macneal Hospital
Berwyn · 14.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 59%
3249 South Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402 (708) 783-9100 -
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago · 4.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 66%
7435 W Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 774-8000 -
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1
Elk Grove Village · 7.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 61%
800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (847) 437-5500
Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.
Doulas near Des Plaines
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.
Questions to ask on a hospital tour
Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Des Plaines, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.
- How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
- What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
- What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
- Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
- Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
- Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
- Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
- 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.