Western Missouri Medical Center: labor and delivery in Warrensburg, MO
Western Missouri Medical Center is a hospital in Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 683 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (257 such births). That is above the Missouri rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 683Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 81Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Western Missouri Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Midwifery care
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
403 Burkarth Road
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Johnson County
Call (660) 747-2500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Western Missouri Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 81 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Missouri, Western Missouri Medical Center has the 35th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 50 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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Western Missouri 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 Warrensburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bothwell Regional Health Center | Sedalia | 27 | 18% | 445 | Yes |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | Clinton | 29 | 20% | 279 | Yes |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | Lees Summit | 36 | 29% | 1,818 | Yes |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital | Marshall | 37 | 24% | 247 | Yes |
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center | Kansas City | 39 | 30% | 953 | Yes |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | Independence | 39 | 25% | 1,027 | Yes |
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