Charleston Area Medical Center: labor and delivery in Charleston, WV
Charleston Area Medical Center is a hospital in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 2,771 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (860 such births). That is above the West Virginia rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,771Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 214Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Charleston Area Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- 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
501 Morris Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Kanawha County
Call (304) 388-5432 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Charleston Area Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 214 | 282 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 47 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In West Virginia, Charleston Area Medical Center has the 11th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
Charleston Area 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 Charleston
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Memorial Hospital | South Charleston | 5.5 | 38% | 664 | Yes |
| Logan Regional Medical Center | Logan | 40 | 16% | 203 | Yes |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. | Huntington | 44 | 30% | 2,689 | Yes |
| Raleigh General Hospital | Beckley | 45 | – | 666 | Yes |
| Holzer Medical Center | Gallipolis | 48 | 15% | 435 | Yes |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 55 | 22% | 1,224 | Yes |
More in Kanawha County
- Thomas Memorial Hospital (South Charleston)
Hospitals in Charleston that do not offer labor and delivery: Camc Charleston Surgical Hospital.
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