Salina Regional Health Center: labor and delivery in Salina, KS
Salina Regional Health Center is a hospital in Salina, Saline County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 1,128 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (369 such births). That is below the Kansas rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,128Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 48Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
400 South Santa Fe Avenue
Salina, KS 67401
Saline County
Call (785) 452-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Salina Regional Health Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 48 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 36 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kansas, Salina Regional Health Center has the 5th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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
Salina Regional Health 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 Salina
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Hospital | McPherson | 32 | – | 55 | Yes |
| Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC | Junction City | 43 | 37% | 327 | Yes |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County | Lyons | 45 | – | 29 | – |
| Clay County Medical Center | Clay Center | 47 | – | 70 | Yes |
| Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems | Beloit | 53 | – | 53 | Yes |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc. | Hutchinson | 54 | 23% | 266 | Yes |
Hospitals in Salina that do not offer labor and delivery: Salina Surgical Hospital.
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