King's Daughters' Medical Center: labor and delivery in Ashland, KY
King's Daughters' Medical Center is a hospital in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 1,224 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (412 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,224Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 117Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2201 Lexington Avenue
Ashland, KY 41101
Boyd County
Call (606) 408-4401 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How King's Daughters' Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 117 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, King's Daughters' Medical Center has the 10th-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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
King's Daughters' 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 Ashland
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. | Huntington | 12 | 30% | 2,689 | Yes |
| Southern Ohio Medical Center | Portsmouth | 27 | 24% | 1,000 | Yes |
| Holzer Medical Center | Gallipolis | 34 | 15% | 435 | Yes |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center | Morehead | 48 | – | 113 | Yes |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital | South Charleston | 50 | 38% | 664 | Yes |
| Charleston Area Medical Center | Charleston | 55 | 33% | 2,771 | Yes |
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