Great River Medical Center: labor and delivery in Blytheville, AR
Great River Medical Center is a hospital in Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas that delivers babies. It handled 161 deliveries in 2025.
- 161Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 127Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1520 N Division Street
Blytheville, AR 72315
Mississippi County
Call (870) 838-7300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Great River Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 127 | 245 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
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
- 60% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 54% 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 River 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 Blytheville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyersburg Regional Medical Center | Dyersburg | 31 | 27% | 357 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington | 31 | 19% | 272 | Yes |
| Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | Paragould | 33 | 28% | 129 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro | 41 | 25% | 835 | Yes |
| St Bernards Medical Center | Jonesboro | 45 | 24% | 1,913 | Yes |
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 56 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
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