Abbeville General Hospital: labor and delivery in Abbeville, LA
Abbeville General Hospital is a hospital in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 276 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (79 such births). That is above the Louisiana rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 276Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 393Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Abbeville General Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Epidural and pain relief options
- 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
118 N Hospital Dr
Abbeville, LA 70510
Vermilion Parish
Call (337) 893-5466 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Abbeville General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 393 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Louisiana, Abbeville General Hospital has the 32nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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
Abbeville General Hospital 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 Abbeville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Lafayette | 13 | 28% | 2,198 | Yes |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette | 17 | 33% | 3,382 | Yes |
| Iberia Medical Center | New Iberia | 19 | 28% | 258 | Yes |
| Bayou Bend Health System | Franklin | 37 | 43% | 145 | Yes |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings | 38 | 32% | 495 | Yes |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas | 39 | 24% | 707 | Yes |
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