National Park Medical Center: labor and delivery in Hot Springs, AR
National Park Medical Center is a hospital in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas that delivers babies. It handled 216 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (49 such births). That is below the Arkansas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 216Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 110Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1910 Malvern Avenue
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Garland County
Call (501) 321-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How National Park Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 110 | 245 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Arkansas, National Park Medical Center has the 6th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
National Park 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 Hot Springs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs | 2.4 | 23% | 959 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia | Arkadelphia | 25 | 31% | 184 | Yes |
| Saline Memorial Hospital | Benton | 26 | – | 668 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | 41 | 34% | 3,445 | Yes |
| University of Arkansas Medical Sciences | Little Rock | 44 | 33% | 2,885 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock | 51 | 26% | 1,229 | Yes |
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