Jackson Purchase Medical Center: labor and delivery in Mayfield, KY
Jackson Purchase Medical Center is a hospital in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 299 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 25% delivered by C-section (88 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 25%First-birth C-section rate
- 299Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 245Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Jackson Purchase Medical Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1099 Medical Center Circle
Mayfield, KY 42066
Graves County
Call (270) 251-4585 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Jackson Purchase Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 25% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 245 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 89 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Kentucky, Jackson Purchase Medical Center has the 19th-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
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Jackson Purchase 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 Mayfield
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | 20 | 14% | 697 | Yes |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | Murray | 22 | 23% | 392 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 22 | 30% | 936 | Yes |
| Volunteer Community Hospital | Martin | 31 | 25% | 282 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City | 32 | 16% | 785 | Yes |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center | Sikeston | 53 | 27% | 479 | Yes |
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