Uch-Memorial Health System: labor and delivery in Colorado Springs, CO
Uch-Memorial Health System is a hospital in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 5,142 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (1,757 such births). That is below the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,142Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 420Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1400 E Boulder St
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
El Paso County
Call (719) 365-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Uch-Memorial Health System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 420 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 120 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Colorado, Uch-Memorial Health System has the 17th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Uch-Memorial Health System 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 Colorado Springs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | Colorado Springs | 2.2 | 24% | 2,891 | Yes |
| St Thomas More Hospital | Canon City | 35 | 35% | 208 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock | 39 | 22% | 893 | Yes |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc. | Pueblo | 40 | 19% | 1,681 | Yes |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree | 48 | 28% | 3,256 | Yes |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch | 49 | 23% | 1,424 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Colorado Springs
Hospitals in Colorado Springs that do not offer labor and delivery: Uchealth Grandview Hospital, St Francis Hospital - Interquest.
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