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Birthing-friendly hospitals in Missouri

54 birthing-friendly hospitals. Addresses, emergency services and Medicare ratings for each.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the October 2026 CMS release, Missouri has 54 birthing-friendly hospitals. 54 of 54 have an emergency room; among the 54 that report ER times, the middle typical ER visit lasts 3 hr 13 min.

CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation marks hospitals taking part in a maternal-care quality program; hospitals without it may also deliver babies.

Birthing-friendly hospitals by state · Maternity hospitals near me

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Birthing-friendly hospitals54in Missouri
With an ER54of 54
Median ER visit3 hr 13 minwhere reported
Medicare-rated52average 3.2 stars

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Every birthing-friendly hospital in Missouri

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St Johns Hospital - AuroraAurora Aurora 2 hr 9 min —
Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar Bolivar 3 hr 18 min 3 of 5
Cox Medical Center BransonBranson Branson 3 hr 44 min 4 of 5
SSM Depaul Health CenterBridgeton Bridgeton 3 hr 28 min 4 of 5
Southeast Missouri HospitalCape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 2 hr 50 min 2 of 5
St Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau Cape Girardeau 3 hr 57 min 3 of 5
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield Chesterfield 3 hr 32 min 4 of 5
Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton Clinton 2 hr 40 min 3 of 5
Boone Hospital CenterColumbia Columbia 2 hr 55 min 4 of 5
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia Columbia 3 hr 58 min 3 of 5
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterCrystal City Crystal City 3 hr 23 min 4 of 5
Parkland Health CenterFarmington Farmington 3 hr 23 min 4 of 5
SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton Fenton 3 hr 26 min 4 of 5
Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal Hannibal 2 hr 21 min 2 of 5
Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston Houston 2 hr 6 min 2 of 5
Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence Independence 2 hr 40 min 3 of 5
Centerpoint Medical Center of IndependenceIndependence Independence 2 hr 40 min 3 of 5
St Marys Health CenterJefferson City Jefferson City 2 hr 58 min 3 of 5
Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin Joplin 3 hr 43 min 2 of 5
Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin Joplin 3 hr 48 min 1 of 5
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City Kansas City 3 hr 52 min 5 of 5
Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City Kansas City 3 hr 42 min 3 of 5
Truman Medical Center LakewoodKansas City Kansas City 2 hr 32 min 4 of 5
Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville Kirksville 2 hr 38 min 2 of 5
SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake St Louis Lake St Louis 3 hr 33 min 3 of 5
St Johns Hospital-LebanonLebanon Lebanon 2 hr 30 min 4 of 5
Saint Luke's East Lee's Summit HospitalLee's Summit Lee's Summit 4 hr 3 min 4 of 5
Liberty HospitalLiberty Liberty 3 hr 12 min 2 of 5
Fitzgibbon Memorial HospitalMarshall Marshall 1 hr 19 min 2 of 5
Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada Nevada 1 hr 35 min —
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City North Kansas City 2 hr 57 min 4 of 5
Progress West Healthcare CenterO'Fallon O'Fallon 3 hr 26 min 4 of 5
Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach Osage Beach 2 hr 39 min 3 of 5
Perry County Memorial HospitalPerryville Perryville 2 hr 14 min 2 of 5
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff Poplar Bluff 2 hr 51 min 2 of 5
SSM St Marys Health CenterRichmond Heights Richmond Heights 2 hr 47 min 3 of 5
Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla Rolla 3 hr 32 min 2 of 5
Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia Sedalia 3 hr 14 min 4 of 5
Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston Sikeston 3 hr 26 min 2 of 5
Saint Luke's Northland HospitalSmithville Smithville 3 hr 6 min 5 of 5
Cox Medical CenterSpringfield Springfield 3 hr 42 min 3 of 5
Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield Springfield 3 hr 42 min 3 of 5
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield Springfield 4 hr 57 min 3 of 5
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSt Joseph St Joseph 2 hr 34 min 4 of 5
Barnes Jewish HospitalSt Louis St Louis 4 hr 41 min 4 of 5
Mercy Hospital SouthSt Louis St Louis 4 hr 17 min 2 of 5
SSM St Joseph Hospital of KirkwoodSt Louis St Louis 3 hr 26 min 4 of 5
St Johns Mercy Medical CenterSt Louis St Louis 3 hr 26 min 4 of 5
Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSte Genevieve Ste Genevieve 1 hr 41 min 4 of 5
Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan Sullivan 2 hr 53 min 2 of 5
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterTown and Country Town and Country 4 hr 26 min 5 of 5
Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg Warrensburg 2 hr 28 min 4 of 5
St Johns Mercy HospitalWashington Washington 2 hr 44 min 4 of 5
Ozarks Medical CenterWest Plains West Plains 2 hr 48 min 2 of 5

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Questions about birthing-friendly hospitals in Missouri

How many birthing-friendly hospitals are there in Missouri?

Missouri has 54 birthing-friendly hospitals in the CMS data published October 2026.

What is a birthing-friendly hospital?

The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement program and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programs rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.

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Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published October 2026. About the data.