University of KS Health System Great Bend Campus: labor and delivery in Great Bend, KS
University of KS Health System Great Bend Campus is a hospital in Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 252 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (83 such births). That is below the Kansas rate of 24% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 252Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 229Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
514 Cleveland Street
Great Bend, KS 67530
Barton County
Call (620) 792-8830 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How University of KS Health System Great Bend Campus compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 229 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 50 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kansas, University of KS Health System Great Bend Campus has the 2nd-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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 KS Health System Great Bend 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 Great Bend
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County | Lyons | 33 | – | 29 | – |
| Hays Medical Center | Hays | 45 | 30% | 435 | Yes |
| Pratt Regional Medical Center | Pratt | 49 | 27% | 211 | Yes |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc. | Hutchinson | 52 | 23% | 266 | Yes |
| McPherson Hospital | McPherson | 61 | – | 55 | Yes |
| Salina Regional Health Center | Salina | 72 | 20% | 1,128 | Yes |
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