Birthing-friendly hospitals in Missouri
Birthing-friendly hospitals › Missouri
Missouri has 61 birthing-friendly hospitals. 61 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 3 hr 14 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns Hospital - Aurora | Aurora | 2 hr 9 min | — |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital | Bolivar | 3 hr 6 min | 3/5 |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital | Bolivar | 3 hr 6 min | 3/5 |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | Branson | 3 hr 38 min | 4/5 |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | Branson | 3 hr 38 min | 4/5 |
| SSM Depaul Health Center | Bridgeton | 3 hr 33 min | 4/5 |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital | Cape Girardeau | 2 hr 49 min | 2/5 |
| St Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau | 4 hr 7 min | 3/5 |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 3 hr 32 min | 4/5 |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | Clinton | 2 hr 46 min | 3/5 |
| Boone Hospital Center | Columbia | 2 hr 55 min | 4/5 |
| University Hospitals & Clinics | Columbia | 3 hr 42 min | 3/5 |
| University of Missouri Health Care | Columbia | 3 hr 42 min | 3/5 |
| Jefferson Memorial Hospital | Crystal City | 3 hr 22 min | 4/5 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | Crystal City | 3 hr 22 min | 4/5 |
| Parkland Health Center | Farmington | 3 hr 22 min | 4/5 |
| SSM St Clare Health Center | Fenton | 3 hr 20 min | 4/5 |
| Hannibal Regional Hospital | Hannibal | 2 hr 25 min | 2/5 |
| Hannibal Regional Hospital | Hannibal | 2 hr 25 min | 2/5 |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital | Houston | 2 hr 3 min | 2/5 |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | Independence | 2 hr 50 min | 3/5 |
| Centerpoint Medical Center of Independence, LLC | Independence | 2 hr 50 min | 3/5 |
| St Marys Health Center | Jefferson City | 2 hr 48 min | 3/5 |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West | Joplin | 3 hr 48 min | 2/5 |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | Joplin | 3 hr 46 min | 1/5 |
| Research Medical Center | Kansas City | 1 hr 30 min | 2/5 |
| St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City | Kansas City | 3 hr 46 min | 5/5 |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | Kansas City | 3 hr 44 min | 3/5 |
| Truman Medical Center Lakewood | Kansas City | 2 hr 30 min | 4/5 |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center | Kirksville | 2 hr 30 min | 2/5 |
| SSM St Joseph Hospital West | Lake St Louis | 3 hr 35 min | 3/5 |
| St Johns Hospital-Lebanon | Lebanon | 2 hr 31 min | 4/5 |
| Saint Luke's East Lee's Summit Hospital | Lee's Summit | 4 hr 7 min | 4/5 |
| Liberty Hospital | Liberty | 3 hr 14 min | 2/5 |
| Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital | Marshall | 1 hr 24 min | 2/5 |
| Nevada Regional Medical Center | Nevada | 1 hr 35 min | — |
| Nkc Health | North Kansas City | 3 hr | 4/5 |
| Progress West Healthcare Center | O'fallon | 3 hr 23 min | 4/5 |
| Lake Regional Health System | Osage Beach | 2 hr 50 min | 3/5 |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center | Poplar Bluff | 2 hr 53 min | 2/5 |
| SSM St Marys Health Center | Richmond Heights | 2 hr 46 min | 3/5 |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | Rolla | 3 hr 31 min | 2/5 |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center | Sedalia | 3 hr 18 min | 4/5 |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center | Sikeston | 3 hr 22 min | 2/5 |
| Saint Luke's Northland Hosp | Smithville | 2 hr 59 min | 5/5 |
| Cox Medical Center | Springfield | 3 hr 39 min | 3/5 |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers | Springfield | 3 hr 39 min | 3/5 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield | 4 hr 59 min | 3/5 |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph | St Joseph | 2 hr 33 min | 4/5 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | St Louis | 4 hr 37 min | 4/5 |
| Mercy Hospital South | St Louis | 4 hr 14 min | 2/5 |
| SSM St Joseph Hosp of Kirkwood | St Louis | 3 hr 20 min | 4/5 |
| SSM St Mary's Health Center | St Louis | 2 hr 46 min | 3/5 |
| St John's Mercy Medical Center | St Louis | 3 hr 40 min | 4/5 |
| St Johns Mercy Medical Center | St Louis | 3 hr 40 min | 4/5 |
| Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Ste Genevieve | 1 hr 43 min | 4/5 |
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital | Sullivan | 2 hr 55 min | 2/5 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Town and Country | 4 hr 22 min | 5/5 |
| Western Missouri Medical Center | Warrensburg | 2 hr 20 min | 4/5 |
| St Johns Mercy Hospital | Washington | 2 hr 39 min | 4/5 |
| Ozarks Medical Center | West Plains | 3 hr 2 min | 2/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Missouri, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.