Nemaha Valley Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Seneca, KS
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital is a hospital in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 60 deliveries in 2025.
- 60Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 190Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
1600 Community Dr
Seneca, KS 66538
Nemaha County
Call (785) 336-6181 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Nemaha Valley Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 190 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
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
- 91% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 90% 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
Nemaha Valley Community 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 Seneca
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus | Onaga | 24 | – | 70 | Yes |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital | Hiawatha | 29 | – | – | Yes |
| Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, Inc. | Beatrice | 47 | 29% | 282 | Yes |
| Community Hospital Association | Fairfax | 49 | – | 34 | – |
| Ascension via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc. | Manhattan | 52 | 23% | 940 | Yes |
| Amberwell Atchison Association | Atchison | 52 | – | 36 | Yes |
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