Mercy Hospital Perry: labor and delivery in Perryville, MO
Mercy Hospital Perry is a hospital in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 105 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (27 such births). That is above the Missouri rate of 25% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 105Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 199Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mercy Hospital Perry
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
434 North West Street
Perryville, MO 63775
Perry County
Call (573) 547-2536 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mercy Hospital Perry compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 199 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Missouri, Mercy Hospital Perry has the 32nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 50 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 68% 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
Mercy Hospital Perry 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 Perryville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Sainte Genevieve | 20 | 25% | 115 | Yes |
| Parkland Health Center | Farmington | 32 | 16% | 462 | Yes |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | 34 | 27% | 1,261 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | 34 | 19% | 592 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | Carbondale | 35 | 17% | 1,490 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | Crystal City | 44 | 17% | 625 | Yes |
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