Middlesboro Arh Hospital: labor and delivery in Middlesboro, KY
Middlesboro Arh Hospital is a hospital in Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 151 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (45 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 151Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 370Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3600 West Cumberland Avenue
Middlesboro, KY 40965
Bell County
Call (606) 242-1101 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Middlesboro Arh Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 370 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 73 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Kentucky, Middlesboro Arh Hospital has the 10th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
Middlesboro Arh 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 Middlesboro
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafollette Medical Center | La Follette | 23 | – | – | No |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin | 30 | 29% | 1,003 | Yes |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown | 36 | 22% | 590 | Yes |
| Adventhealthmanchester | Manchester | 38 | 23% | 111 | Yes |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center | Powell | 41 | 18% | 699 | Yes |
| Saint Joseph London | London | 41 | 33% | 730 | Yes |
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