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I'm not sure about all hospitals, but speaking from experience, at the one we went to, you had to coordinate the circumcision yourself with like a religious figure who will do it. They even gave us a pamphlet about the health risks and to not allow some religious traditions around the procedure that have caused infections in the babies and sometimes killed them.
I wouldn't be surprised if there are stats showing of dwindling rates in the recent generations. It could be that by going through with it, your son is actually in the minority of his peers, and would receive the treatment you wanted to avoid. Also, kids will make fun about anything, you're not going to be able to prevent that.
And to state the obvious, there's no undoing the procedure. If you're on the fence, let your son decide when he's ready, rather than making a life altering decision for him when you're unsure.