The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital: labor and delivery in Aurora, CO
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital is a hospital in Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 687 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (155 such births). That is below the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 687Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 111Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Address and phone
1501 S Potomac St
Aurora, CO 80012
Arapahoe County
Call (303) 873-5511 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 111 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Colorado, The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital has the 3rd-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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 of Aurora & South 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 Aurora
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora | 3.9 | 20% | 3,931 | Yes |
| HCA Healthone Rose | Denver | 6.2 | 28% | 5,113 | Yes |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes | Denver | 8.2 | 33% | 1,132 | Yes |
| Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center | Englewood | 8.4 | 21% | 1,293 | Yes |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | Denver | 8.4 | 25% | 2,913 | Yes |
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | Denver | 8.9 | 24% | 4,159 | Yes |
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