Merit Health River Region: labor and delivery in Vicksburg, MS
Merit Health River Region is a hospital in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 204 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (50 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 204Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 349Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2100 Hwy 61 N
Vicksburg, MS 39183
Warren County
Call (601) 883-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Merit Health River Region compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 349 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 53 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Mississippi, Merit Health River Region has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 31 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 54% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Merit Health River Region 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 Vicksburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Health Central | Jackson | 34 | 38% | 216 | Yes |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | Jackson | 38 | 28% | 1,640 | Yes |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Jackson | 38 | 34% | 2,276 | Yes |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | Jackson | 39 | 44% | 1,084 | Yes |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi | Delhi | 39 | – | – | Yes |
| Merit Health River Oaks | Flowood | 42 | 34% | 1,539 | Yes |
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