St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City: labor and delivery in Garden City, KS
St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City is a hospital in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 696 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (198 such births). That is below the Kansas rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 696Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 209Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
401 East Spruce
Garden City, KS 67846
Finney County
Call (620) 225-8400 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 209 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 51 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kansas, St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City has the 6th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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. Catherine Hospital - Garden City 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 Garden City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearny County Hospital | Lakin | 21 | 26% | 325 | Yes |
| Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | Dodge City | 48 | 27% | 420 | Yes |
| Southwest Medical Center | Liberal | 63 | 15% | 757 | Yes |
| Gove County Medical Center | Quinter | 83 | – | 36 | Yes |
| Prowers Medical Center | Lamar | 96 | 13% | 113 | – |
| Citizens Medical Center | Colby | 98 | – | – | Yes |
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