Mercy Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Durango, CO
Mercy Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 820 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (305 such births). That is below the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 820Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 124Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mercy Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Water birth options
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1010 Three Springs Blvd
Durango, CO 81301
La Plata County
Call (970) 247-4311 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Mercy Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 124 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Colorado, Mercy Regional Medical Center has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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 Regional 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 Durango
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc. | Farmington | 41 | 27% | 722 | Yes |
| Southwest Memorial Hospital | Cortez | 50 | 34% | 124 | – |
| Northern Navajo Medical Center | Shiprock | 66 | – | – | No |
| Montrose Regional Health | Montrose | 86 | 15% | 376 | Yes |
| Blue Mountain Hospital | Blanding | 89 | – | 34 | – |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison | 93 | 29% | 80 | – |
Hospitals in Durango that do not offer labor and delivery: Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC.
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