Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.: labor and delivery in Wichita, KS
Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. is a hospital in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 2,451 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (651 such births). That is below the Kansas rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,451Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 291Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
929 North St Francis Street
Wichita, KS 67214
Sedgwick County
Call (316) 268-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 291 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 70 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Kansas, Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. has the 8th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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 via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. 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 Wichita
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Medical Center | Wichita | 1.8 | 31% | 5,724 | Yes |
| NMC Health | Newton | 22 | 36% | 505 | Yes |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital | El Dorado | 27 | – | 105 | Yes |
| William Newton Hospital | Winfield | 37 | – | 91 | Yes |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc. | Hutchinson | 40 | 23% | 266 | Yes |
| McPherson Hospital | McPherson | 50 | – | 55 | Yes |
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