Owensboro Health Regional Hospital: labor and delivery in Owensboro, KY
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital is a hospital in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 2,103 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (628 such births). That is above the Kentucky rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,103Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 264Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1201 Pleasant Valley Road
Owensboro, KY 42303
Daviess County
Call (270) 417-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Owensboro Health Regional Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 264 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Kentucky, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital has the 26th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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
Owensboro Health Regional 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 Owensboro
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Women's Hospital | Newburgh | 25 | 30% | 3,133 | Yes |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | Evansville | 27 | 33% | 454 | Yes |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson | 28 | 25% | 463 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Madisonville | 38 | 33% | 264 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center | Jasper | 43 | 7% | 726 | Yes |
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | Leitchfield | 48 | 38% | 298 | Yes |
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