Bacon County Hospital: labor and delivery in Alma, GA
Bacon County Hospital is a hospital in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 183 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (59 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 183Deliveries in 2025
- 288Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
Address and phone
302 South Wayne Street
Alma, GA 31510
Bacon County
Call (912) 632-8961 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Bacon County Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 288 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Bacon County Hospital has the 34th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 78% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Alma
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Satilla Health | Waycross | 23 | 13% | 515 | No |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Douglas | 25 | 28% | 381 | Yes |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | Vidalia | 47 | 20% | 691 | No |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | Hinesville | 52 | – | 90 | – |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | Brunswick | 61 | 35% | 1,556 | No |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton | 63 | 28% | 1,317 | Yes |
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