Carilion Medical Center: labor and delivery in Roanoke, VA
Carilion Medical Center is a hospital in Roanoke, Roanoke city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 3,301 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (1,025 such births). That is below the Virginia rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,301Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 323Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Carilion Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Address and phone
1906 Belleview Avenue, SE
Roanoke, VA 24014
Roanoke city
Call (540) 981-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Carilion Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 323 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Virginia, Carilion Medical Center has the 19th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 70% 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
Carilion 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 Roanoke
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisgale Medical Center | Salem | 10 | 26% | 1,487 | No |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | Christiansburg | 33 | 25% | 799 | Yes |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | Lynchburg | 44 | 19% | 2,477 | Yes |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc. | Ronceverte | 46 | 18% | 267 | Yes |
| UNC Rockingham | Eden | 54 | 35% | 254 | Yes |
| Sovah Health Danville | Danville | 55 | 32% | 830 | Yes |
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