Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Prestonsburg, KY
Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 154 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (33 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 154Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 206Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
5000 Kentucky Route 321
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
Floyd County
Call (606) 886-8511 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 206 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center has the 8th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
Highlands Arh 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 Prestonsburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | 18 | 29% | 231 | Yes |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center | Hazard | 36 | 10% | 296 | Yes |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital | Whitesburg | 38 | 41% | 502 | Yes |
| Logan Regional Medical Center | Logan | 45 | 16% | 203 | Yes |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center | Morehead | 51 | – | 113 | Yes |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | Big Stone Gap | 54 | – | – | Yes |
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