Dekalb Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Fort Payne, AL
Dekalb Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 518 deliveries in 2025.
- 518Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 529Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Dekalb Regional Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
Address and phone
200 Med Center Drive
Fort Payne, AL 35968
DeKalb County
Call (256) 845-3150 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Dekalb Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 529 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
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
- 58% 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
Dekalb Regional 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 Fort Payne
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Medical Center | Scottsboro | 20 | 34% | 253 | Yes |
| Marshall Medical Centers | Boaz | 29 | 20% | 1,526 | Yes |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | Gadsden | 35 | 15% | 456 | Yes |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | Rome | 37 | 26% | 2,190 | Yes |
| Parkridge Medical Center | Chattanooga | 48 | 23% | 2,547 | Yes |
| Erlanger Medical Center | Chattanooga | 48 | 30% | 5,512 | Yes |
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