HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge: labor and delivery in Thornton, CO
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge is a hospital in Thornton, Adams County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 871 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (199 such births). That is above the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 871Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 133Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
9191 Grant St
Thornton, CO 80229
Adams County
Call (303) 451-7800 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 133 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 88 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Colorado, HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge has the 31st-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 57% 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
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge 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 Thornton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus | Westminster | 6.5 | 31% | 1,240 | Yes |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | Denver | 8.2 | 33% | 1,132 | Yes |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Denver | 8.2 | 25% | 2,913 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | Wheat Ridge | 8.6 | 21% | 1,606 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | Lafayette | 9.3 | 24% | 1,263 | Yes |
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | Denver | 9.4 | 24% | 4,159 | Yes |
More in Adams County
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority (Aurora)
- Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital (Brighton)
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