Saint Joseph Mount Sterling: labor and delivery in Mount Sterling, KY
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is a hospital in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 255 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (80 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 255Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 461Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
225 Falcon Drive
Mount Sterling, KY 40353
Montgomery County
Call (859) 497-5018 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Saint Joseph Mount Sterling compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 461 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 54 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Kentucky, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling has the 10th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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 Joseph Mount Sterling 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 Mount Sterling
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Regional Medical Center | Winchester | 14 | 0% | 405 | Yes |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital | Cynthiana | 25 | 23% | 173 | Yes |
| Saint Joseph East | Lexington | 27 | 24% | 1,423 | Yes |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center | Morehead | 29 | – | 113 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Richmond | Richmond | 29 | 31% | 529 | Yes |
| University of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 30 | 33% | 2,709 | Yes |
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