Murray-Calloway County Hospital: labor and delivery in Murray, KY
Murray-Calloway County Hospital is a hospital in Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 392 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (120 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 392Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 321Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Murray-Calloway County Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
803 Poplar Street
Murray, KY 42071
Calloway County
Call (270) 762-1100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Murray-Calloway County Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 321 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, Murray-Calloway County Hospital has the 14th-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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Murray-Calloway County 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 Murray
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center | Mayfield | 22 | 25% | 299 | Yes |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | 36 | 14% | 697 | Yes |
| Volunteer Community Hospital | Martin | 36 | 25% | 282 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 37 | 30% | 936 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City | 43 | 16% | 785 | Yes |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | Hopkinsville | 48 | 11% | 511 | Yes |
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