Wesley Medical Center: labor and delivery in Wichita, KS
Wesley Medical Center is a hospital in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas that delivers babies. It handled 5,724 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (953 such births). That is above the Kansas rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,724Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 53Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Wesley Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
550 N Hillside Street
Wichita, KS 67214
Sedgwick County
Call (316) 962-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Wesley Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 53 | 164 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kansas, Wesley Medical Center has the 24th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 66% 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
Wesley 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 Wichita
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | Wichita | 1.8 | 22% | 2,451 | Yes |
| NMC Health | Newton | 23 | 36% | 505 | Yes |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital | El Dorado | 25 | – | 105 | Yes |
| William Newton Hospital | Winfield | 36 | – | 91 | Yes |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc. | Hutchinson | 42 | 23% | 266 | Yes |
| McPherson Hospital | McPherson | 52 | – | 55 | Yes |
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