Memorial Hospital at Gulfport: labor and delivery in Gulfport, MS
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is a hospital in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 1,957 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (617 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,957Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 202Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
4500 13th Street
Gulfport, MS 39502
Harrison County
Call (228) 867-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Memorial Hospital at Gulfport compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 202 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Mississippi, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 31 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
- 70% 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
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport 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 Gulfport
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Gulfport | Gulfport | 5.4 | 22% | 1,071 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital Biloxi | Biloxi | 14 | 28% | 227 | Yes |
| Highland Community Hospital | Picayune | 31 | 20% | 171 | Yes |
| Singing River Health System | Pascagoula | 35 | 29% | 526 | Yes |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell | 39 | 23% | 1,075 | Yes |
| George Regional Health System | Lucedale | 49 | – | – | Yes |
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