Rapides Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Alexandria, LA
Rapides Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 1,382 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (326 such births). That is below the Louisiana rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,382Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 41Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Rapides Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
211 4th Street
Alexandria, LA 71301
Rapides Parish
Call (318) 769-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Rapides Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 41 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 33 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Louisiana, Rapides Regional Medical Center has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 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
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% 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
Rapides 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 Alexandria
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria | 2.4 | 29% | 748 | Yes |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Ville Platte | 45 | – | – | Yes |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches | 48 | 9% | 301 | Yes |
| Byrd Regional Hospital | Leesville | 50 | – | 184 | Yes |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice | 57 | 18% | 480 | Yes |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas | 58 | 24% | 707 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Alexandria
Hospitals in Alexandria that do not offer labor and delivery: Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital, Alexandria Hospital.
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