Plains Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Clovis, NM
Plains Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 721 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (235 such births). That is below the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 721Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 431Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Plains Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Doula support
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
2100 N Martin Luther King, Jr, Blvd
Clovis, NM 88101
Curry County
Call (575) 769-6332 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Plains Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 431 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 101 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Mexico, Plains Regional Medical Center has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 19 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
- 54% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Plains Regional 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 Clovis
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford Regional Medical Center | Hereford | 55 | 25% | 268 | Yes |
| Lamb Healthcare Center | Littlefield | 61 | – | 29 | Yes |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland | 76 | 6% | 152 | Yes |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview | Plainview | 86 | 29% | 321 | Yes |
| Bsa Hospital | Amarillo | 91 | 24% | 1,817 | Yes |
| Northwest Texas Hospital | Amarillo | 91 | 19% | 2,394 | Yes |
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