Southwest Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Cortez, CO
Southwest Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 124 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (58 such births). That is above the Colorado rate of 23% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 124Deliveries in 2025
- 427Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Southwest Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1311 N Mildred Rd
Cortez, CO 81321
Montezuma County
Call (970) 565-6666 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Southwest Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 427 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 80 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Colorado, Southwest Memorial Hospital has the 45th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Cortez
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Navajo Medical Center | Shiprock | 33 | – | – | No |
| Blue Mountain Hospital | Blanding | 40 | – | 34 | – |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc. | Farmington | 50 | 27% | 722 | Yes |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Durango | 50 | 18% | 820 | Yes |
| Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility | Chinle | 92 | – | – | Yes |
| Montrose Regional Health | Montrose | 93 | 15% | 376 | Yes |
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