Centerpoint Medical Center: labor and delivery in Independence, MO
Centerpoint Medical Center is a hospital in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 1,027 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (321 such births). That is the same as the Missouri rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,027Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 50Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Centerpoint Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
19600 East 39th Street
Independence, MO 64057
Jackson County
Call (816) 698-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Centerpoint Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 50 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 40 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Missouri, Centerpoint Medical Center has the 26th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 50 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
- 56% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
Centerpoint 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 Independence
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center | Kansas City | 5.6 | 30% | 953 | Yes |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | Lees Summit | 7.8 | 29% | 1,818 | Yes |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | Kansas City | 13 | 34% | 1,367 | Yes |
| Nkc Health | North Kansas City | 13 | 17% | 2,447 | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City | Kansas City | 13 | 25% | 1,768 | Yes |
| University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City | 14 | 23% | 3,026 | Yes |
More in Jackson County
- St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City (Kansas City)
- Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill (Kansas City)
- University Health Lakewood Medical Center (Kansas City)
- Saint Luke's East Hospital (Lees Summit)
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