How Do You Get Birth Records From A Hospital?
Birth certificates issued by the hospital are novelty items and cannot be considered official records. Rather, the hospital is required to report a birth to the local county health department or vital statistics office. The date a person was born, their name and the names of their parents, the city in which they were born and the name of the hospital may be a matter of public record, depending on which state you reside in. Contact your county health department or vital statistics office for instructions on obtaining birth records. If it is your own birth certificate you are looking for, you may be directed to a state vital statistics office to obtain a certified copy, which may require a written request, some form of identification and a check or money order. Check your state’s vital statistics office online. Some states, like California, allow the public to access birth records at the state vital records office but not always at the county level, according to Privacy Rights Clearingho
