Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell: labor and delivery in Roswell, NM
Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell is a hospital in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 432 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (125 such births). That is below the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 432Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 343Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
117 East 19th Street
Roswell, NM 88201
Chaves County
Call (575) 625-3345 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 343 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 46 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In New Mexico, Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell has the 3rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 19 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
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell 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 Roswell
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center | Roswell | 0.6 | 28% | 443 | Yes |
| Lincoln County Medical Center | Ruidoso | 64 | 20% | 201 | Yes |
| Carlsbad Medical Center | Carlsbad | 69 | 24% | 388 | Yes |
| Christus Southern New Mexico | Alamogordo | 88 | 28% | 391 | Yes |
| Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital | Hobbs | 90 | 21% | 477 | Yes |
| Yoakum County Hospital | Denver City | 99 | – | 60 | – |
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