Saint Francis Medical Center: labor and delivery in Cape Girardeau, MO
Saint Francis Medical Center is a hospital in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 1,261 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (397 such births). That is above the Missouri rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,261Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 100Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
211 St Francis Dr
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Cape Girardeau County
Call (573) 331-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Saint Francis Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 100 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Missouri, Saint Francis Medical Center has the 35th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 83% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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
Saint Francis 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 Cape Girardeau
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Southeast | Cape Girardeau | 1.7 | 19% | 592 | Yes |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center | Sikeston | 28 | 27% | 479 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital Perry | Perryville | 34 | 26% | 105 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | Carbondale | 35 | 17% | 1,490 | Yes |
| Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Sainte Genevieve | 53 | 25% | 115 | Yes |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | 54 | 14% | 697 | Yes |
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