Hospitals to give birth in Lenexa, KS

11 hospitals within 20 miles of Lenexa meet the Birthing-Friendly criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Compare their CMS star ratings, what patients said in Medicare's survey, and how far each one is from central Lenexa, then take the tour questions below with you.

Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Lenexa, KS

  1. University of Kansas Hospital

    Kansas City · 9.8 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    84%
    4000 Cambridge Street, Kansas City, KS 66160 (913) 588-5000
  2. St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City

    Kansas City · 10.0 mi away

    CMS rating
    5/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    4401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 932-2000
  3. AdventHealth South Overland Park

    Overland Park · 8.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    81%
    7820 W 165th Street, Overland Park, KS 66223 (913) 373-2000
  4. Saint Luke's East Hospital

    Lees Summit · 18.9 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    4/5
    Would recommend
    79%
    100 N E Saint Luke's Boulevard, Lees Summit, MO 64086 (816) 347-5000
  5. Overland Park Regional Med Center

    Overland Park · 1.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    66%
    10500 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66215 (913) 541-5000
  6. University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital

    Olathe · 8.4 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    69%
    20333 West 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66061 (913) 355-4200
  7. NKC Health

    North Kansas City · 16.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, MO 64116 (816) 691-2000
  8. University Health Lakewood Medical Center

    Kansas City · 18.3 mi away

    CMS rating
    4/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    67%
    7900 Lee's Summit Rd, Kansas City, MO 64139 (816) 404-7000
  9. AdventHealth Shawnee Mission

    Shawnee Mission · 3.7 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    3/5
    Would recommend
    75%
    9100 W 74th Street, Shawnee Mission, KS 66204 (913) 676-2152
  10. Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill

    Kansas City · 12.5 mi away

    CMS rating
    3/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    60%
    2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 404-1000
  11. Research Medical Center

    Kansas City · 10.2 mi away

    CMS rating
    2/5
    Patient survey
    2/5
    Would recommend
    58%
    2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64132 (816) 276-4000

Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.

Questions to ask on a hospital tour

Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Lenexa, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.

  1. How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
  2. What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
  3. What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
  4. Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
  5. Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
  6. Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
  7. Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
  8. Do you offer a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) if I have had a C-section before?

How this list is sorted

Every hospital here meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: it reports taking part in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement program and using that program's recommended safety practices. The designation is self-reported and most hospitals that deliver babies hold it, so treat it as a baseline, not a ranking.

We sort by the CMS overall hospital star rating, then by the patient survey star rating, then by distance. The overall rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care across the whole hospital. The survey rating comes from patients' answers to Medicare's HCAHPS survey about their stay.

CMS does not yet publish cesarean or severe complication rates for each hospital, so ask the hospitals on your shortlist for theirs.

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