Ascension St Vincent Evansville: labor and delivery in Evansville, IN
Ascension St Vincent Evansville is a hospital in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana that delivers babies. It handled 454 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (138 such births). That is above the Indiana rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 454Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 476Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3700 Washington Ave
Evansville, IN 47750
Vanderburgh County
Call (812) 485-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Ascension St Vincent Evansville compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 476 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Indiana, Ascension St Vincent Evansville has the 57th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 67 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Ascension St Vincent Evansville holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Evansville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Women's Hospital | Newburgh | 3.3 | 30% | 3,133 | Yes |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 8.7 | 25% | 463 | Yes |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Owensboro | 27 | 28% | 2,103 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center | Jasper | 43 | 7% | 726 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Madisonville | 43 | 33% | 264 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Vincennes | 49 | 23% | 357 | Yes |
Hospitals in Evansville that do not offer labor and delivery: Deaconess Hospital Inc..
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