Hospitals to give birth in Palatine, IL
14 hospitals within 20 miles of Palatine 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 Palatine, then take the tour questions below with you.
Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Palatine, IL
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Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington · 9.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 77%
450 West Highway 22, Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 381-9600 -
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest · 13.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 78%
1000 N Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045 (847) 234-5600 -
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Winfield · 17.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 82%
25 North Winfield Road, Winfield, IL 60190 (630) 682-1600 -
Northwestern Medicine McHenry
McHenry · 19.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
4201 Medical Center Drive, McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 344-5000 -
NorthShore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital
Evanston · 18.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 70%
2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (847) 570-2000 -
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates · 6.8 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 Sherman Hospital
Elgin · 15.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
1425 North Randall Road, Elgin, IL 60123 (847) 742-9800 -
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge · 10.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 72%
1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 (847) 723-2210 -
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville · 12.0 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 · 5.2 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 · 17.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
155 East Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126 (331) 221-1000 -
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1
Elk Grove Village · 7.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 61%
800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (847) 437-5500 -
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago · 14.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 66%
7435 W Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 774-8000 -
Swedish Hospital
Chicago · 19.6 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 59%
5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 (773) 878-8200
Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.
Doulas near Palatine
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 Palatine, 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.