Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville: labor and delivery in Madisonville, KY
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville is a hospital in Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 264 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (84 such births). That is above the Kentucky rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 264Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 259Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
900 Hospital Drive
Madisonville, KY 42431
Hopkins County
Call (270) 825-5100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 259 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville has the 36th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville 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 Madisonville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | Hopkinsville | 33 | 11% | 511 | Yes |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 36 | 25% | 463 | Yes |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Owensboro | 38 | 28% | 2,103 | Yes |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | Evansville | 43 | 33% | 454 | Yes |
| The Women's Hospital | Newburgh | 44 | 30% | 3,133 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | Clarksville | 54 | 23% | 1,886 | Yes |
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