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Genesis Medical Center-Davenport: labor and delivery in Davenport, IA

Genesis Medical Center-Davenport is a hospital in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 2,059 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (644 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.

28%First-birth C-section rate
2,059Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
294Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
2 of 5Patient survey stars
2 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Genesis Medical Center-Davenport

Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
Private labor and delivery rooms
Midwifery care
Epidural and pain relief options
VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
Water birth options
Lactation consultants
Skin-to-skin time after birth
High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care

Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.

Address and phone

1227 East Rusholme Street
Davenport, IA 52803
Scott County

Call (563) 421-1000 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Private

How Genesis Medical Center-Davenport compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Iowa	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	28%	24%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	294	204	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	100	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).

In Iowa, Genesis Medical Center-Davenport has the 32nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
59% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
59% 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

Genesis Medical Center-Davenport 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 Davenport

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Trinity - Bettendorf	Bettendorf	2.6	23%	862	Yes
Trinity Rock Island	Rock Island	4.2	30%	410	Yes
Genesis Health System Dba Genesis MDL Center-Illini	Silvis	8.0	34%	648	Yes
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center	Clinton	29	–	208	Yes
St Mary Medical Center	Galesburg	40	30%	411	Yes
CGH Medical Center	Sterling	48	–	–	Yes