Bolivar Medical Center: labor and delivery in Cleveland, MS
Bolivar Medical Center is a hospital in Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 261 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (45 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 261Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 388Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Bolivar Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
901 E Sunflower Rd
Cleveland, MS 38732
Bolivar County
Call (662) 846-0061 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Bolivar Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 388 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 94 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Mississippi, Bolivar Medical Center has the 5th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 31 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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Bolivar 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 Cleveland
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sunflower County Hospital | Indianola | 20 | – | – | Yes |
| Delta Health System - the Medical Center | Greenville | 30 | – | 130 | Yes |
| Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center | Clarksdale | 32 | – | 381 | Yes |
| Delta Memorial Hospital | Dumas | 49 | – | 72 | – |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada | Grenada | 51 | 32% | 370 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County | Monticello | 64 | 26% | 422 | Yes |
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