Ashley Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Vernal, UT
Ashley Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Vernal, Uintah County, Utah that delivers babies. It handled 235 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (45 such births). That is below the Utah rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 235Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 775Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Ashley Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
150 West 100 North
Vernal, UT 84078
Uintah County
Call (435) 789-3342 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Ashley Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 775 | 169 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 76 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Utah, Ashley Regional Medical Center has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Ashley Regional Medical Center 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 Vernal
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah Basin Medical Center | Roosevelt | 27 | 26% | 452 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County | Rock Springs | 81 | 18% | 397 | Yes |
| Castleview Hospital | Price | 91 | 13% | 228 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital | Heber City | 98 | 20% | 262 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Park City Hospital | Park City | 103 | 19% | 349 | Yes |
| Community Hospital | Grand Junction | 105 | 15% | 675 | Yes |
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