Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Poplar Bluff, MO
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 839 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (237 such births). That is above the Missouri rate of 25% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 839Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 214Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3100 Oak Grove Road
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Butler County
Call (573) 785-7721 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 214 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 39 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Missouri, Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center has the 32nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 50 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
- 55% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
Poplar Bluff 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 Poplar Bluff
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Delta Medical Center | Sikeston | 48 | 27% | 479 | Yes |
| Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | Paragould | 51 | 28% | 129 | Yes |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | 60 | 27% | 1,261 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | 61 | 19% | 592 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro | 65 | 25% | 835 | Yes |
| Great River Medical Center | Blytheville | 65 | – | 161 | Yes |
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