North Mississippi Medical Center: labor and delivery in Tupelo, MS
North Mississippi Medical Center is a hospital in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 2,350 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (734 such births). That is above the Mississippi rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,350Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 240Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at North Mississippi Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
830 S Gloster Street
Tupelo, MS 38801
Lee County
Call (662) 377-6608 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How North Mississippi Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 240 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 61 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Mississippi, North Mississippi Medical Center has the 20th-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
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
North Mississippi 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 Tupelo
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory | Amory | 23 | 26% | 529 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | New Albany | 25 | 25% | 873 | Yes |
| Clay County Medical Corporation | West Point | 46 | 27% | 225 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS | Oxford | 46 | 35% | 1,029 | Yes |
| Magnolia Regional Health Center | Corinth | 49 | 19% | 330 | Yes |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle | Columbus | 52 | 25% | 971 | Yes |
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