Kearney Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Kearney, NE
Kearney Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska that delivers babies. It handled 597 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (195 such births). That is above the Nebraska rate of 24% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 597Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 146Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
804 22nd Avenue
Kearney, NE 68845
Buffalo County
Call (308) 455-3600 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Kearney Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 146 | 244 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 54 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Nebraska, Kearney Regional Medical Center has the 14th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 22 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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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
Kearney 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 Kearney
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney | 2.0 | 28% | 368 | Yes |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center | Holdrege | 23 | – | 31 | Yes |
| Lexington Regional Health Center | Lexington | 34 | – | 95 | – |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | Hastings | 39 | 28% | 913 | Yes |
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island | 41 | 21% | 461 | Yes |
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center | Grand Island | 42 | 22% | 435 | Yes |
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