The C-section rates for local hospitals have been reported for 2007. Here they are, ranked from lowest to highest:
West Suburban: 20%
Swedish Covenant: 23%
Sherman Hospital - Elgin: 24%
St. Mary of Nazareth: 26%
University of Chicago: 26%
Northwestern/Prentice: 28%
Illinois Masonic: 32%
Highland Park Hospital: 33%
Good Samaritan - Downer's Grove: 34%
Good Shepherd - Barrington: 35%
Lutheran General - Park Ridge: 37%
St. Alexius - Barrington: 37%
No data was provided for:
Alexian Brothers - Elk Grove
UIC Hospital
Please note that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that a safe c-section rate should be around 15%, with the goal of reaching the optimal cesarean rate of 5-10%.
The Chicago area's cesarean rates are embarrassingly high! 37%??! That's more than one out of every three. And those are hospitals in well-to-do suburbs, not inner city facilities seeing moms with lack of access to healthcare.
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