St Bernards Medical Center: labor and delivery in Jonesboro, AR
St Bernards Medical Center is a hospital in Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas that delivers babies. It handled 1,913 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (654 such births). That is below the Arkansas rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,913Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 290Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
225 E Washington Ave
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Craighead County
Call (870) 972-4100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Bernards Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 290 | 245 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Arkansas, St Bernards Medical Center has the 11th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
St Bernards 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 Jonesboro
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro | 4.1 | 25% | 835 | Yes |
| Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | Paragould | 19 | 28% | 129 | Yes |
| Great River Medical Center | Blytheville | 45 | – | 161 | Yes |
| White River Medical Center | Batesville | 52 | 13% | 747 | Yes |
| Forrest City Medical Center | Forrest City | 55 | 45% | 507 | Yes |
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 61 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
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