McAlester Regional Health Center: labor and delivery in McAlester, OK
McAlester Regional Health Center is a hospital in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma that delivers babies. It handled 446 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (158 such births). That is below the Oklahoma rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 446Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 670Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at McAlester Regional Health Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- 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
One Clark Bass Boulevard
McAlester, OK 74501
Pittsburg County
Call (918) 426-1800 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How McAlester Regional Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 670 | 273 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 75 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Oklahoma, McAlester Regional Health Center has the 9th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 51% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 58% 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
McAlester Regional Health 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 McAlester
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority | Talihina | 42 | 97% | 88 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Ada | Ada | 51 | 16% | 310 | Yes |
| Chickasaw Nation Medical Center | Ada | 54 | 29% | 907 | Yes |
| Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee | Muskogee | 60 | 26% | 486 | Yes |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | Shawnee | 73 | 18% | 793 | Yes |
| Alliancehealth Durant | Durant | 74 | 20% | 600 | Yes |
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