Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System: labor and delivery in Bessemer, AL
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System is a hospital in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 463 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 37% delivered by C-section (139 such births). That is above the Alabama rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 37%First-birth C-section rate
- 463Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 331Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
995 9th Avenue Southwest
Bessemer, AL 35022
Jefferson County
Call (205) 481-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 37% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 331 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Alabama, Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System has the 29th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System 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 Bessemer
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | Birmingham | 14 | – | 3,026 | Yes |
| University of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 15 | 35% | 3,033 | Yes |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 16 | 30% | 3,184 | Yes |
| Grandview Medical Center | Birmingham | 17 | 26% | 2,910 | Yes |
| Bibb Medical Center | Centreville | 30 | – | 32 | Yes |
| Dch Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa | 32 | 29% | 2,573 | Yes |
More in Jefferson County
- Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital (Birmingham)
- Grandview Medical Center (Birmingham)
- St Vincent's Birmingham (Birmingham)
- University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham)
All hospitals in Bessemer · Jefferson County · All Alabama hospitals