St Francis Hospital: labor and delivery in Memphis, TN
St Francis Hospital is a hospital in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee that delivers babies. It handled 1,785 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (530 such births). That is below the Tennessee rate of 26% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,785Deliveries in 2025
- 683Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
5959 Park Ave
Memphis, TN 38119
Shelby County
Call (901) 765-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How St Francis Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 683 | 269 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 82 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Tennessee, St Francis Hospital has the 13th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 51 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: 1 of 5 stars
- 49% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 50% 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 Memphis
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | 3.6 | 30% | 5,358 | Yes |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | 11 | 33% | 3,109 | Yes |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch | 11 | 27% | 442 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven | 11 | 26% | 1,310 | Yes |
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 11 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington | 33 | 19% | 272 | Yes |
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