Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia: labor and delivery in Arkadelphia, AR
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia is a hospital in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas that delivers babies. It handled 184 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (51 such births). That is above the Arkansas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 184Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 128Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
3050 Twin Rivers Drive
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
Clark County
Call (870) 245-2622 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 128 | 245 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Arkansas, Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia has the 20th-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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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 Medical Center-Arkadelphia 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 Arkadelphia
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs | 24 | 23% | 959 | Yes |
| National Park Medical Center | Hot Springs | 25 | 20% | 216 | Yes |
| Ouachita County Medical Center | Camden | 41 | 25% | 114 | Yes |
| Saline Memorial Hospital | Benton | 42 | – | 668 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | 59 | 34% | 3,445 | Yes |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | Pine Bluff | 61 | 32% | 472 | Yes |
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