Fairbanks Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Fairbanks, AK
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska that delivers babies. It handled 997 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (353 such births). That is below the Alaska rate of 22% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 997Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 690Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
Address and phone
1650 Cowles Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Call (907) 452-8181 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Fairbanks Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 22% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 690 | 420 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Alaska, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital has the 3rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 9 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
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
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