Smith County Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Smith Center, KS
Smith County Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 78 deliveries in 2025.
- 78Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 563Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
Birth services at Smith County Memorial Hospital
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
921 E. Highway 36
Smith Center, KS 66967
Smith County
Call (785) 282-6845 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Smith County Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 563 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 64 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
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
- 84% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 89% 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
Smith County Memorial Hospital 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 Smith Center
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips County Hospital | Phillipsburg | 28 | – | – | Yes |
| Brodstone Healthcare | Superior | 41 | – | 27 | Yes |
| Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems | Beloit | 44 | – | 53 | Yes |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center | Holdrege | 56 | – | 31 | Yes |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | Hastings | 60 | 28% | 913 | Yes |
| Republic County Hospital | Belleville | 61 | – | 34 | Yes |
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