Hospitals to give birth in Gary, IN

13 hospitals within 20 miles of Gary 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 Gary, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Gary, IN

  1. St Catherine Hospital

    East Chicago · 6.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    4321 Fir Street, East Chicago, IN 46312 (219) 392-7004
  2. The University of Chicago Medical Center

    Chicago · 18.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    5841 South Maryland, Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702-9785
  3. St Mary Medical Center

    Hobart · 7.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    1500 S Lake Park Ave, Hobart, IN 46342 (219) 947-6196
  4. Community Hospital

    Munster · 8.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321 (219) 836-1600
  5. Franciscan Health Crown Point

    Crown Point · 13.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    71%
    1201 S Main St, Crown Point, IN 46307 (219) 757-6100
  6. Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights

    Olympia Fields · 19.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    54%
    20201 S Crawford Avenue, Olympia Fields, IL 60461 (708) 747-4000
  7. Advocate Trinity Hospital

    Chicago · 14.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    57%
    2320 E 93rd St, Chicago, IL 60617 (773) 967-5002
  8. OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center

    Evergreen Park · 20.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    2800 W 95th St, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 (708) 422-6200
  9. Franciscan Health Dyer

    Dyer · 11.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    59%
    24 Joliet St, Dyer, IN 46311 (219) 865-2141
  10. Northwest Health - Porter

    Valparaiso · 15.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    48%
    85 East Us Hwy 6, Valparaiso, IN 46383 (219) 983-8300
  11. Ingalls Memorial Hospital

    Harvey · 16.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    49%
    1 Ingalls Drive, Harvey, IL 60426 (708) 333-2300
  12. Methodist Hospitals

    Gary · 0.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    1/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    54%
    600 Grant St, Gary, IN 46402 (219) 886-4000
  13. Roseland Community Hospital

    Chicago · 16.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    1/5
    Patient survey
    1/5
    Would recommend
    42%
    45 W 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60628 (773) 995-3000

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

Doulas near Gary

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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 Gary, 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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