Camden Clark Medical Center: labor and delivery in Parkersburg, WV
Camden Clark Medical Center is a hospital in Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 766 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (275 such births). That is above the West Virginia rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 766Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 351Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
800 Garfield Ave
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Wood County
Call (304) 424-2111 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Camden Clark Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 351 | 282 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 46 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In West Virginia, Camden Clark Medical Center has the 14th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 16 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
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Camden Clark 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 Parkersburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Memorial Hospital | Marietta | 12 | 31% | 972 | Yes |
| Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital | Athens | 30 | 22% | 491 | Yes |
| Holzer Medical Center | Gallipolis | 47 | 15% | 435 | Yes |
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center | Cambridge | 53 | 26% | 409 | Yes |
| Genesis Hospital | Zanesville | 54 | 23% | 877 | Yes |
| Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company | Weston | 59 | 20% | 107 | Yes |
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