Central Valley Medical Center - CAH: labor and delivery in Nephi, UT
Central Valley Medical Center - CAH is a hospital in Nephi, Juab County, Utah that delivers babies. It handled 235 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (62 such births). That is above the Utah rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 235Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 401Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
48 West 1500 North
Nephi, UT 84648
Juab County
Call (435) 623-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Central Valley Medical Center - CAH compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 401 | 169 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Utah, Central Valley Medical Center - CAH has the 26th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 84% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 82% 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
Central Valley Medical Center - CAH 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 Nephi
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Hospital | Payson | 23 | 10% | 466 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley Hospital | Mount Pleasant | 24 | 22% | 127 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital | Spanish Fork | 30 | 10% | 834 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital | Provo | 37 | 18% | 3,132 | Yes |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison | 38 | – | 58 | – |
| Orem Community Hospital | Orem | 40 | 15% | 555 | Yes |