Great Plains Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Elk City, OK
Great Plains Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma that delivers babies. It handled 263 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (82 such births). That is above the Oklahoma rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 263Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 572Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1801 West 3rd Street
Elk City, OK 73644
Beckham County
Call (580) 225-2511 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Great Plains Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 572 | 273 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 54 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Oklahoma, Great Plains Regional Medical Center has the 23rd-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Great Plains 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 Elk City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc. of Weatherford | Weatherford | 40 | 28% | 223 | – |
| Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority | Altus | 54 | 22% | 245 | Yes |
| Integris Health Woodward Hospital | Woodward | 71 | 35% | 178 | Yes |
| Southwestern Medical Center | Lawton | 79 | 34% | 279 | – |
| Memorial Health | Lawton | 79 | 0% | 546 | Yes |
| Childress Regional Medical Center | Childress | 82 | – | 37 | Yes |
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