Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services: labor and delivery in Colorado Springs, CO
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services is a hospital in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 2,891 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (859 such births). That is above the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,891Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 144Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2222 N Nevada Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
El Paso County
Call (719) 776-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 144 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 61 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Colorado, Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services has the 27th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services 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 Colorado Springs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uch-Memorial Health System | Colorado Springs | 2.2 | 21% | 5,142 | Yes |
| St Thomas More Hospital | Canon City | 36 | 35% | 208 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock | 37 | 22% | 893 | Yes |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc. | Pueblo | 42 | 19% | 1,681 | Yes |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree | 46 | 28% | 3,256 | Yes |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch | 47 | 23% | 1,424 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Colorado Springs
Hospitals in Colorado Springs that do not offer labor and delivery: Uchealth Grandview Hospital, St Francis Hospital - Interquest.
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