Carlsbad Medical Center: labor and delivery in Carlsbad, NM
Carlsbad Medical Center is a hospital in Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 388 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (152 such births). That is above the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 388Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 399Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2430 West Pierce Street
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Eddy County
Call (575) 887-4570 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Carlsbad Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 399 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In New Mexico, Carlsbad Medical Center has the 13th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 19 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
- 40% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 44% 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
Carlsbad 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 Carlsbad
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital | Hobbs | 66 | 21% | 477 | Yes |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell | Roswell | 69 | 15% | 432 | Yes |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center | Roswell | 70 | 28% | 443 | Yes |
| Reeves Regional Health | Pecos | 82 | 33% | 181 | – |
| Yoakum County Hospital | Denver City | 86 | – | 60 | – |
| Memorial Hospital | Seminole | 91 | – | 153 | – |
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