Mercy Hospital Southeast: labor and delivery in Cape Girardeau, MO
Mercy Hospital Southeast is a hospital in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 592 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (188 such births). That is below the Missouri rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 592Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 222Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mercy Hospital Southeast
- Newborn care: NICU on site
Address and phone
1701 Lacey St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cape Girardeau County
Call (573) 334-4822 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mercy Hospital Southeast compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 222 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 107 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Missouri, Mercy Hospital Southeast has the 13th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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 Southeast 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 Cape Girardeau
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | 1.7 | 27% | 1,261 | Yes |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center | Sikeston | 29 | 27% | 479 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | Carbondale | 34 | 17% | 1,490 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Perry | Perryville | 34 | 26% | 105 | Yes |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | 52 | 14% | 697 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 53 | 30% | 936 | Yes |
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