Phelps Memorial Health Center: labor and delivery in Holdrege, NE
Phelps Memorial Health Center is a hospital in Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska that delivers babies. It handled 31 deliveries in 2025.
- 31Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 475Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Phelps Memorial Health Center
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1215 Tibbals St
Holdrege, NE 68949
Phelps County
Call (308) 995-2211 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Phelps Memorial Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 475 | 244 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 66 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most 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
- Patient survey summary: 4 of 5 stars
- 87% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 84% 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
Phelps Memorial Health 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 Holdrege
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney Regional Medical Center | Kearney | 23 | 26% | 597 | Yes |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney | 24 | 28% | 368 | Yes |
| Lexington Regional Health Center | Lexington | 32 | – | 95 | – |
| Phillips County Hospital | Phillipsburg | 48 | – | – | Yes |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | Hastings | 53 | 28% | 913 | Yes |
| Smith County Memorial Hospital | Smith Center | 56 | – | 78 | Yes |
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