CHI Health St. Elizabeth: labor and delivery in Lincoln, NE
CHI Health St. Elizabeth is a hospital in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska that delivers babies. It handled 1,375 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (404 such births). That is above the Nebraska rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,375Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 386Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at CHI Health St. Elizabeth
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- 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
555 South 70th St
Lincoln, NE 68510
Lancaster County
Call (402) 219-7700 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How CHI Health St. Elizabeth compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 386 | 244 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 111 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Nebraska, CHI Health St. Elizabeth has the 13th-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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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 St. Elizabeth 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 Lincoln
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Medical Center | Lincoln | 1.7 | 23% | 3,092 | Yes |
| Crete Area Medical Center | Crete | 21 | – | 75 | – |
| Memorial Health Care Systems | Seward | 27 | – | 46 | – |
| Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc. | Beatrice | 35 | 29% | 282 | Yes |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha | 38 | 28% | 928 | Yes |
| CHI Health St Mary's | Nebraska City | 40 | 21% | 113 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Lincoln
Hospitals in Lincoln that do not offer labor and delivery: Lincoln Surgical Hospital, CHI Health Nebraska Heart.
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