Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital: labor and delivery in Paducah, KY
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital is a hospital in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 697 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 14% delivered by C-section (197 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 14%First-birth C-section rate
- 697Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 203Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1530 Lone Oak Road
Paducah, KY 42003
McCracken County
Call (270) 444-2444 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 14% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 203 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 37 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital has the 5th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 69% 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
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital 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 Paducah
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 1.8 | 30% | 936 | Yes |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center | Mayfield | 20 | 25% | 299 | Yes |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | Murray | 36 | 23% | 392 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City | 49 | 16% | 785 | Yes |
| Volunteer Community Hospital | Martin | 51 | 25% | 282 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | 52 | 19% | 592 | Yes |
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