Singing River Health System: labor and delivery in Pascagoula, MS
Singing River Health System is a hospital in Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 526 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (206 such births). That is the same as the Mississippi rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 526Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 706Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2809 Denny Av
Pascagoula, MS 39581
Jackson County
Call (228) 809-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Singing River Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 706 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 66 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Mississippi, Singing River Health System has the 18th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 31 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Singing River Health System 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 Pascagoula
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Biloxi | Biloxi | 21 | 28% | 227 | Yes |
| USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC | Mobile | 29 | 24% | 1,107 | Yes |
| Springhill Medical Center | Mobile | 32 | 33% | 1,137 | Yes |
| Singing River Gulfport | Gulfport | 34 | 22% | 1,071 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital at Gulfport | Gulfport | 35 | 24% | 1,957 | Yes |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | Mobile | 35 | 39% | 951 | Yes |
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