10 hospitals with the highest, lowest rates of birth complications

Bloomington, Ill.-based St. Joseph Medical Center has the lowest rate of complications during delivery of any hospital in the nation, CMS found.

CMS’ Maternal Health-Hospital database collected data on measures such as exclusive breast feeding, serious birth complications, cesarean births, and participation in a state or national perinatal quality improvement collaborative initiative. The data, which was last updated Aug. 14, is intended to drive improvements to maternal health.

As part of the dataset, CMS determined the rate of any serious complications for mothers during delivery, per 10,000 deliveries, in 2023.

Here are the hospitals with the highest and lowest rates:

Lowest

St. Joseph Medical Center (Bloomington, Ill.): 39

St. Cloud (Minn.) Hospital: 40

Baptist Health Louisville (Ky.): 42

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale (Ill.): 44

Self Regional Healthcare (Greenwood, S.C.): 45

St. Mary Medical Center (Galesburg, Ill.): 47

OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center (Ottawa, Ill.): 47

Jefferson Hospital (Jefferson Hills, Pa.): 47

Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas (Rogers): 48

Mercy Hospital Ardmore (Okla.): 54

Highest

University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson): 1,177

UPMC Chautauqua at WCA (Jamestown, N.Y.): 1,043

University Health System (San Antonio): 990

UPMC Hamot (Erie, Pa.): 933

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center: 906

Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis): 864

Avera St. Benedict Health Center-CAH (Parkston, S.D.): 780

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz (Calif.): 731

Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital: 721

Alamance Regional Medical Center (Burlington, N.C.): 677

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