Clay County Medical Center: labor and delivery in Clay Center, KS
Clay County Medical Center is a hospital in Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 70 deliveries in 2025.
- 70Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 190Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Clay County Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
Address and phone
617 Liberty
Clay Center, KS 67432
Clay County
Call (785) 632-2144 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Clay County Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 190 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 64 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
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
- 79% 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
Clay County Medical Center 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 Clay Center
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC | Junction City | 30 | 37% | 327 | Yes |
| Ascension via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc. | Manhattan | 31 | 23% | 940 | Yes |
| Republic County Hospital | Belleville | 40 | – | 34 | Yes |
| Salina Regional Health Center | Salina | 47 | 20% | 1,128 | Yes |
| Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems | Beloit | 49 | – | 53 | Yes |
| Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus | Onaga | 51 | – | 70 | Yes |
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