Hospitals to give birth in Indianapolis, IN

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

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Indianapolis, IN

  1. Franciscan Health Mooresville

    Mooresville · 15.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    77%
    1201 Hadley Rd, Mooresville, IN 46158 (317) 831-1160

  2. Hendricks Regional Health

    Danville · 18.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    85%
    1000 E Main St, Danville, IN 46122 (317) 745-4451

  3. Franciscan Health Indianapolis

    Indianapolis · 9.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    77%
    8111 S Emerson Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46237 (317) 528-5000

  4. Iu Health West Hospital

    Avon · 9.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    73%
    1111 N Ronald Reagan Pkwy, Avon, IN 46123 (317) 217-3000

  5. Indiana University Health North Hospital

    Carmel · 13.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    77%
    11700 N Meridian St, Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 688-2000

  6. Ascension St Vincent Fishers

    Fishers · 19.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    77%
    13861 Olio Road, Fishers, IN 46037 (317) 415-9000

  7. Community Hospital East

    Indianapolis · 4.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    1500 N Ritter Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219 (317) 355-5411

  8. Community Hospital South

    Indianapolis · 9.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    1402 E County Line Rd S, Indianapolis, IN 46227 (317) 887-7000

  9. Eskenazi Health

    Indianapolis · 1.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    76%
    720 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 880-4818

  10. Community Hospital North

    Indianapolis · 11.1 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    72%
    7150 Clearvista Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46256 (317) 621-5335

  11. Ascension St Vincent Carmel

    Carmel · 14.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    70%
    13500 N Meridian St, Carmel, IN 46032 (317) 582-7000

  12. Indiana University Health

    Indianapolis · 1.6 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    63%
    1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 962-2000

  13. Ascension St Vincent Hospital

    Indianapolis · 9.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    61%
    2001 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260 (317) 338-7000

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

Doulas near Indianapolis

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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 Indianapolis, 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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