Pikeville Medical Center: labor and delivery in Pikeville, KY
Pikeville Medical Center is a hospital in Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 231 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (65 such births). That is above the Kentucky rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 231Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 466Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Pikeville Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
Address and phone
911 Bypass Road
Pikeville, KY 41501
Pike County
Call (606) 437-3500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Pikeville Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 466 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Kentucky, Pikeville Medical Center has the 30th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 69% 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
Pikeville 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 Pikeville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center | Prestonsburg | 18 | 18% | 154 | Yes |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital | Whitesburg | 31 | 41% | 502 | Yes |
| Logan Regional Medical Center | Logan | 38 | 16% | 203 | Yes |
| Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center | Hazard | 42 | 10% | 296 | Yes |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | Big Stone Gap | 44 | – | – | Yes |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center | Richlands | 47 | – | 110 | Yes |
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