Mary Lanning Healthcare: labor and delivery in Hastings, NE
Mary Lanning Healthcare is a hospital in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska that delivers babies. It handled 913 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (247 such births). That is above the Nebraska rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 913Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 267Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mary Lanning Healthcare
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
715 N St Joseph Ave
Hastings, NE 68901
Adams County
Call (402) 463-4521 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Mary Lanning Healthcare compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 267 | 244 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Nebraska, Mary Lanning Healthcare has the 16th-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
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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
Mary Lanning Healthcare 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 Hastings
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island | 23 | 21% | 461 | Yes |
| Grand Island Regional Medical Center | Grand Island | 23 | 22% | 435 | Yes |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney | 37 | 28% | 368 | Yes |
| Kearney Regional Medical Center | Kearney | 39 | 26% | 597 | Yes |
| Brodstone Healthcare | Superior | 43 | – | 27 | Yes |
| York General Health Care Services | York | 45 | – | 65 | – |
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