Mercy Hospital Ada: labor and delivery in Ada, OK
Mercy Hospital Ada is a hospital in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma that delivers babies. It handled 310 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (104 such births). That is below the Oklahoma rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 310Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 535Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mercy Hospital Ada
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
430 North Monte Vista
Ada, OK 74820
Pontotoc County
Call (580) 332-2323 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mercy Hospital Ada compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 535 | 273 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 121 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Oklahoma, Mercy Hospital Ada has the 3rd-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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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 Hospital Ada 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 Ada
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Nation Medical Center | Ada | 3.3 | 29% | 907 | Yes |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | Shawnee | 44 | 18% | 793 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc. | Ardmore | 50 | 26% | 759 | Yes |
| McAlester Regional Health Center | McAlester | 51 | 20% | 446 | Yes |
| Alliancehealth Durant | Durant | 55 | 20% | 600 | Yes |
| Norman Regional | Norman | 57 | 30% | 2,007 | Yes |
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