St Thomas More Hospital: labor and delivery in Canon City, CO
St Thomas More Hospital is a hospital in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 208 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (72 such births). That is above the Colorado rate of 23% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 208Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 343Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Thomas More Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- 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
1338 Phay Ave
Canon City, CO 81212
Fremont County
Call (719) 285-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Thomas More Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 343 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 141 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Colorado, St Thomas More Hospital has the 46th-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
- 55% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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 Thomas More Hospital 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 Canon City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uch-Memorial Health System | Colorado Springs | 35 | 21% | 5,142 | Yes |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc. | Pueblo | 35 | 19% | 1,681 | Yes |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | Colorado Springs | 36 | 24% | 2,891 | Yes |
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center | Salida | 48 | – | 70 | – |
| Adventhealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock | 68 | 22% | 893 | Yes |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch | 75 | 23% | 1,424 | Yes |
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