Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital: labor and delivery in Olive Branch, MS
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital is a hospital in Olive Branch, DeSoto County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 442 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (124 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 442Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 356Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
4250 Bethel Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654
DeSoto County
Call (662) 932-9000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 356 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 133 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Mississippi, Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital has the 12th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 78% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital 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 Olive Branch
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Hospital | Memphis | 11 | 20% | 1,785 | No |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven | 12 | 26% | 1,310 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | 15 | 30% | 5,358 | Yes |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | 20 | 33% | 3,109 | Yes |
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 20 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS | Oxford | 43 | 35% | 1,029 | Yes |
More in DeSoto County
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto (Southaven)
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