Aiken Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Aiken, SC
Aiken Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 924 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 12% delivered by C-section (217 such births). That is below the South Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 12%First-birth C-section rate
- 924Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 318Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Aiken Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
302 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
Aiken County
Call (803) 641-5900 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Aiken Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 12% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 318 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 42 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In South Carolina, Aiken Regional Medical Center has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 34 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 57% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Aiken Regional 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 Aiken
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | Augusta | 15 | 28% | 2,825 | Yes |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta | 15 | 26% | 1,877 | Yes |
| Doctors Hospital | Augusta | 20 | 29% | 1,639 | Yes |
| Self Regional Healthcare | Greenwood | 47 | 25% | 1,061 | Yes |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 47 | 25% | 3,889 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | Columbia | 49 | 18% | 1,101 | Yes |
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