The Medical Center (Bowling Green): labor and delivery in Bowling Green, KY
The Medical Center (Bowling Green) is a hospital in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 2,381 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (833 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,381Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 427Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
250 Park Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Warren County
Call (270) 745-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How The Medical Center (Bowling Green) compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 427 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Kentucky, The Medical Center (Bowling Green) has the 17th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
The Medical Center (Bowling Green) 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 Bowling Green
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T J Samson Community Hospital | Glasgow | 29 | 25% | 810 | Yes |
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center | Leitchfield | 34 | 38% | 298 | Yes |
| Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma | Gallatin | 42 | 20% | 489 | Yes |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center | Springfield | 42 | 24% | 442 | Yes |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center | Hendersonville | 48 | 24% | 1,249 | Yes |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon | 54 | 25% | 806 | Yes |
Hospitals in Bowling Green that do not offer labor and delivery: Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital.
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