Highland Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Picayune, MS
Highland Community Hospital is a hospital in Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 171 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (49 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 171Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 494Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
130 Highland Pkwy
Picayune, MS 39466
Pearl River County
Call (601) 358-9400 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Highland Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 494 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 79 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Mississippi, Highland Community Hospital has the 3rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 31 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
- 83% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
Highland Community Hospital 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 Picayune
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell | 19 | 23% | 1,075 | Yes |
| Fmol Health Our Lady of the Angels | Bogalusa | 23 | 16% | 211 | Yes |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington | 31 | 27% | 1,856 | Yes |
| Singing River Gulfport | Gulfport | 31 | 22% | 1,071 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital at Gulfport | Gulfport | 31 | 24% | 1,957 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital Biloxi | Biloxi | 44 | 28% | 227 | Yes |
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