Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.: labor and delivery in Morganton, NC
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc. is a hospital in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 1,017 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (326 such births). That is below the North Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,017Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 276Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2201 S Sterling St
Morganton, NC 28655
Burke County
Call (828) 580-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 276 | 289 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 79 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In North Carolina, Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc. has the 16th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc. 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 Morganton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frye Regional Medical Center | Hickory | 18 | 25% | 318 | Yes |
| The McDowell Hospital | Marion | 21 | 22% | 328 | Yes |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory | 22 | 33% | 1,306 | Yes |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton | 30 | 21% | 145 | Yes |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby | 30 | 19% | 1,250 | Yes |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton | 31 | 31% | 827 | Yes |
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