Walker Baptist Medical Center: labor and delivery in Jasper, AL
Walker Baptist Medical Center is a hospital in Jasper, Walker County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 719 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 16% delivered by C-section (219 such births). That is below the Alabama rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 16%First-birth C-section rate
- 719Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 357Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3400 Highway 78 East
Jasper, AL 35502
Walker County
Call (205) 387-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Walker Baptist Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 16% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 357 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Alabama, Walker Baptist Medical Center has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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
- 55% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Walker Baptist Medical Center 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 Jasper
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 33 | 35% | 3,033 | Yes |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 34 | 30% | 3,184 | Yes |
| Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System | Bessemer | 34 | 37% | 463 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | Birmingham | 36 | – | 3,026 | Yes |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | Cullman | 39 | 14% | 663 | Yes |
| Grandview Medical Center | Birmingham | 40 | 26% | 2,910 | Yes |
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