Baptist Health Floyd: labor and delivery in New Albany, IN
Baptist Health Floyd is a hospital in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana that delivers babies. It handled 1,215 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 17% delivered by C-section (432 such births). That is below the Indiana rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 17%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,215Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 92Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1850 State St
New Albany, IN 47150
Floyd County
Call (812) 944-7701 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Baptist Health Floyd compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 17% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 92 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Indiana, Baptist Health Floyd has the 6th-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
- 74% 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
Baptist Health Floyd 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 New Albany
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital | Jeffersonville | 4.8 | 30% | 1,007 | Yes |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc. | Louisville | 5.8 | 29% | 7,661 | Yes |
| University of Louisville Hospital | Louisville | 6.0 | 29% | 1,986 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 11 | 27% | 3,595 | Yes |
| Harrison County Hospital | Corydon | 19 | – | 45 | – |
| Baptist Health la Grange | La Grange | 26 | 28% | 346 | Yes |
Hospitals in New Albany that do not offer labor and delivery: Physicians' Medical Center LLC.
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