University of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus: labor and delivery in Topeka, KS
University of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus is a hospital in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 901 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (247 such births). That is below the Kansas rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 901Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 164Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1700 SW 7th Street
Topeka, KS 66606
Shawnee County
Call (785) 295-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How University of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 164 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kansas, University of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus has the 6th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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
- 67% 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
University of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus 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 Topeka
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormont Vail Hospital | Topeka | 0.3 | 24% | 1,551 | Yes |
| Lmh | Lawrence | 25 | 19% | 851 | Yes |
| Adventhealth Ottawa | Ottawa | 39 | – | – | Yes |
| Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus | Onaga | 40 | – | 70 | Yes |
| Amberwell Atchison Association | Atchison | 42 | – | 36 | Yes |
| University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | Olathe | 49 | 18% | 1,420 | Yes |
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