Forrest City Medical Center: labor and delivery in Forrest City, AR
Forrest City Medical Center is a hospital in Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas that delivers babies. It handled 507 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 45% delivered by C-section (51 such births). That is above the Arkansas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 45%First-birth C-section rate
- 507Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 88Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
1601 Newcastle Road
Forrest City, AR 72335
St. Francis County
Call (870) 261-0000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Forrest City Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 45% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 88 | 245 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Arkansas, Forrest City Medical Center has the 27th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 60% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Forrest City 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 Forrest City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 42 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | 43 | 33% | 3,109 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven | 44 | 26% | 1,310 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | 52 | 30% | 5,358 | Yes |
| St Francis Hospital | Memphis | 52 | 20% | 1,785 | No |
| White County Medical Center | Searcy | 54 | 19% | 858 | Yes |
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