Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital: labor and delivery in Highlands Ranch, CO
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital is a hospital in Highlands Ranch, Douglas County, Colorado that delivers babies. It handled 1,424 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (544 such births). That is the same as the Colorado rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,424Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 337Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1500 Park Central Dr
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Douglas County
Call (720) 516-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 337 | 253 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Colorado, Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital has the 26th-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
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Uchealth Highlands Ranch 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 Highlands Ranch
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Littleton | Littleton | 3.0 | 20% | 1,667 | Yes |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree | 6.4 | 28% | 3,256 | Yes |
| Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center | Englewood | 8.3 | 21% | 1,293 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock | 11 | 22% | 893 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Parker | Parker | 12 | 22% | 1,219 | Yes |
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority | Denver | 13 | 24% | 4,159 | Yes |
More in Douglas County
- Adventhealth Castle Rock (Castle Rock)
- Sky Ridge Medical Center (Lone Tree)
- Adventhealth Parker (Parker)
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