Memorial Medical Center: labor and delivery in Las Cruces, NM
Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 586 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (186 such births). That is below the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 586Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 300Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2450 South Telshor Blvd
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Doña Ana County
Call (575) 522-8641 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Memorial Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 300 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 194 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Mexico, Memorial Medical Center has the 10th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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 Medical 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 Las Cruces
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC | Las Cruces | 1.1 | – | – | No |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center | Las Cruces | 2.3 | 15% | 1,449 | Yes |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus | El Paso | 30 | 32% | 433 | Yes |
| The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus | El Paso | 39 | – | 2,395 | Yes |
| Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus of Lpds Healthc | El Paso | 39 | 23% | 5,080 | Yes |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | El Paso | 40 | 22% | 2,469 | Yes |
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