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Atrium Health University City: labor and delivery in Charlotte, NC

Atrium Health University City is a hospital in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 2,270 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (882 such births). That is above the North Carolina rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.

27%First-birth C-section rate
2,270Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
230Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
2 of 5Patient survey stars
3 of 5Overall hospital stars

Address and phone

8800 North Tyron Street
Charlotte, NC 28262
Mecklenburg County

Call (704) 548-6000 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Government, hospital district

How Atrium Health University City compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	North Carolina	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	27%	25%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	230	289	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	67	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.

In North Carolina, Atrium Health University City has the 48th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 71 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
66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
65% 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

Atrium Health University City 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 Charlotte

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center	Charlotte	8.7	27%	517	Yes
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center	Huntersville	8.8	27%	1,875	Yes
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center	Charlotte	8.8	30%	4,941	Yes
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health	Charlotte	9.8	24%	6,767	Yes
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast	Concord	11	27%	2,831	Yes
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center	Matthews	14	22%	2,351	Yes