Prowers Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lamar, CO
Prowers Medical Center is a hospital in Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 113 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 13% delivered by C-section (31 such births). That is below the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 13%First-birth C-section rate
- 113Deliveries in 2025
- 1,097Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Address and phone
401 Kendall Dr
Lamar, CO 81052
Prowers County
Call (719) 336-4343 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Prowers Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 13% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 1,097 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Colorado, Prowers Medical Center has the 2nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Lamar
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearny County Hospital | Lakin | 76 | 26% | 325 | Yes |
| St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City | Garden City | 96 | 21% | 696 | Yes |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc. | Pueblo | 109 | 19% | 1,681 | Yes |
| Southwest Medical Center | Liberal | 113 | 15% | 757 | Yes |
| Miners' Colfax Medical Center | Raton | 126 | – | 38 | – |
| Citizens Medical Center | Colby | 130 | – | – | Yes |
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