Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital: labor and delivery in Lynchburg, VA
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital is a hospital in Lynchburg, Lynchburg city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 2,477 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (1,753 such births). That is below the Virginia rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,477Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 267Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1901 Tate Springs Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Lynchburg city
Call (434) 200-4789 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 267 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Virginia, Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital has the 3rd-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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital 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 Lynchburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Community Hospital, Inc. | Farmville | 43 | 23% | 254 | Yes |
| Carilion Medical Center | Roanoke | 44 | 24% | 3,301 | Yes |
| Augusta Health | Fishersville | 48 | 17% | 1,288 | Yes |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | Salem | 52 | 26% | 1,487 | No |
| University of Virginia Medical Center | Charlottesville | 56 | 29% | 2,528 | Yes |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | 58 | 21% | 1,162 | Yes |
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