Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital: labor and delivery in Cedar City, UT
Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital is a hospital in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah that delivers babies. It handled 827 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 9% delivered by C-section (246 such births). That is below the Utah rate of 20% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 9%First-birth C-section rate
- 827Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 214Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital
- Lactation consultants
- 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
1303 North Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84721
Iron County
Call (435) 868-5800 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 9% | 20% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 214 | 169 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 40 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Utah, Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 81% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 83% 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
Intermountain Health Cedar City 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 Cedar City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital | Panguitch | 36 | – | 29 | Yes |
| St. George Regional Hospital | St George | 49 | 19% | 2,781 | Yes |
| Beaver Valley Hospital | Beaver | 53 | – | 44 | – |
| Kane County Hospital | Kanab | 57 | – | 29 | – |
| Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital | Richfield | 92 | 13% | 222 | Yes |
| Intermountain Health Fillmore Community Hospital | Fillmore | 95 | – | 45 | Yes |
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