Southeast Health Medical Center: labor and delivery in Dothan, AL
Southeast Health Medical Center is a hospital in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 1,221 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (354 such births). That is below the Alabama rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,221Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 268Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Southeast Health Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1108 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36301
Houston County
Call (334) 793-8701 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Southeast Health Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 268 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Alabama, Southeast Health Medical Center has the 17th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Southeast Health 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 Dothan
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers Hospital | Dothan | 5.9 | 25% | 981 | Yes |
| Medical Center Enterprise | Enterprise | 30 | 29% | 630 | Yes |
| Jackson Hospital | Marianna | 30 | 50% | 210 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | Bainbridge | 52 | 32% | 410 | Yes |
| Andalusia Health | Andalusia | 67 | – | 245 | Yes |
| Grady General Hospital | Cairo | 73 | 22% | 302 | Yes |
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