Flowers Hospital: labor and delivery in Dothan, AL
Flowers Hospital is a hospital in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 981 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (338 such births). That is below the Alabama rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 981Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 317Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Flowers Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4370 West Main Street
Dothan, AL 36302
Houston County
Call (334) 793-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Flowers Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 317 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 69 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Alabama, Flowers Hospital has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 67% 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
Flowers Hospital 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 Dothan
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Health Medical Center | Dothan | 5.9 | 27% | 1,221 | Yes |
| Medical Center Enterprise | Enterprise | 24 | 29% | 630 | Yes |
| Jackson Hospital | Marianna | 34 | 50% | 210 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | Bainbridge | 58 | 32% | 410 | Yes |
| Andalusia Health | Andalusia | 62 | – | 245 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | Panama City | 74 | 23% | 2,665 | Yes |
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