Jennie Stuart Medical Center: labor and delivery in Hopkinsville, KY
Jennie Stuart Medical Center is a hospital in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 511 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 11% delivered by C-section (130 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 11%First-birth C-section rate
- 511Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 177Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
320 West 18th Street
Hopkinsville, KY 42241
Christian County
Call (270) 887-0100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Jennie Stuart Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 11% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 177 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 46 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, Jennie Stuart Medical Center has the 4th-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
- 55% 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
Jennie Stuart 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 Hopkinsville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital | Clarksville | 23 | 23% | 1,886 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Madisonville | 33 | 33% | 264 | Yes |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | Springfield | 43 | 24% | 442 | Yes |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | Murray | 48 | 23% | 392 | Yes |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center | Dickson | 55 | 18% | 713 | Yes |
| The Medical Center (Bowling Green) | Bowling Green | 59 | 24% | 2,381 | Yes |
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