Bon Secours Southside Medical Center: labor and delivery in Petersburg, VA
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center is a hospital in Petersburg, Petersburg city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 632 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (174 such births). That is below the Virginia rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 632Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 374Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
- Doula support
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
200 Medical Park Boulevard
Petersburg, VA 23805
Petersburg city
Call (804) 765-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Bon Secours Southside Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 374 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 74 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Virginia, Bon Secours Southside Medical Center has the 8th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Bon Secours Southside 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 Petersburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cjw Medical Center | Richmond | 25 | 23% | 2,107 | No |
| Medical College of Virginia Hospitals | Richmond | 25 | 28% | 3,361 | Yes |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center | Midlothian | 25 | 26% | 2,509 | Yes |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | Richmond | 29 | 22% | 2,496 | Yes |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Richmond | 30 | 22% | 3,504 | No |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center | Mechanicsville | 31 | 26% | 1,041 | Yes |
Hospitals in Petersburg that do not offer labor and delivery: Hiram W Davis Medical Center.
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