Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City: labor and delivery in Dodge City, KS
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City is a hospital in Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 420 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (117 such births). That is above the Kansas rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 420Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 344Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3001 Avenue A
Dodge City, KS 67801
Ford County
Call (620) 225-8400 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 344 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 159 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Kansas, Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City has the 18th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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 St. Catherine-Dodge City 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 Dodge City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City | Garden City | 48 | 21% | 696 | Yes |
| Kearny County Hospital | Lakin | 68 | 26% | 325 | Yes |
| Pratt Regional Medical Center | Pratt | 71 | 27% | 211 | Yes |
| Southwest Medical Center | Liberal | 71 | 15% | 757 | Yes |
| University of KS Health System Great Bend Campus | Great Bend | 77 | 16% | 252 | Yes |
| Hays Medical Center | Hays | 85 | 30% | 435 | Yes |
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