CHI Health Bergan Mercy: labor and delivery in Omaha, NE
CHI Health Bergan Mercy is a hospital in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska that delivers babies. It handled 2,922 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (701 such births). That is the same as the Nebraska rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,922Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 387Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at CHI Health Bergan Mercy
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- 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
7500 Mercy Rd
Omaha, NE 68124
Douglas County
Call (402) 398-6020 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How CHI Health Bergan Mercy compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 387 | 244 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 85 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Nebraska, CHI Health Bergan Mercy has the 11th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 22 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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
CHI Health Bergan Mercy 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 Omaha
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha | 1.6 | 24% | 4,751 | Yes |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha | 2.9 | 19% | 2,060 | Yes |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha | 5.8 | 20% | 625 | Yes |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha | 7.8 | 28% | 928 | Yes |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 10 | 29% | 403 | Yes |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs | 10 | 29% | 761 | Yes |
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Hospitals in Omaha that do not offer labor and delivery: Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital, Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC, Nebraska Spine Hospital, LLC.
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