Southwestern Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lawton, OK
Southwestern Medical Center is a hospital in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma that delivers babies. It handled 279 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (74 such births). That is above the Oklahoma rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 279Deliveries in 2025
- 227Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
5602 Southwest Lee Boulevard
Lawton, OK 73505
Comanche County
Call (405) 531-4701 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Southwestern Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 227 | 273 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 85 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Oklahoma, Southwestern Medical Center has the 38th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 71% 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 Lawton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Health | Lawton | 3.8 | 0% | 546 | Yes |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc. | Duncan | 29 | 19% | 746 | Yes |
| United Regional Health Care System | Wichita Falls | 46 | 19% | 1,780 | Yes |
| Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority | Altus | 47 | 22% | 245 | Yes |
| Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc. of Weatherford | Weatherford | 66 | 28% | 223 | – |
| Norman Regional | Norman | 69 | 30% | 2,007 | Yes |
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Hospitals in Lawton that do not offer labor and delivery: Lawton Indian Hospital.
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