Baptist Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Memphis, TN
Baptist Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 5,358 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (1,653 such births). That is above the Tennessee rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,358Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 271Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Lactation consultants
Address and phone
6019 Walnut Grove Road
Memphis, TN 38120
Shelby County
Call (901) 226-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Baptist Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 271 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, Baptist Memorial Hospital has the 45th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 51 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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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 Memorial Hospital 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 Memphis
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Hospital | Memphis | 3.6 | 20% | 1,785 | No |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | 9.2 | 33% | 3,109 | Yes |
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 9.9 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven | 14 | 26% | 1,310 | Yes |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch | 15 | 27% | 442 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington | 30 | 19% | 272 | Yes |
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