Chesapeake General Hospital: labor and delivery in Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake General Hospital is a hospital in Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 2,702 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (1,014 such births). That is above the Virginia rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,702Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 356Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Chesapeake General Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- OB hospitalists on staff
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
736 Battlefield Blvd, North
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Chesapeake city
Call (757) 312-8121 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Chesapeake General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 356 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 70 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Virginia, Chesapeake General Hospital has the 31st-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
- 63% 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
Chesapeake General 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 Chesapeake
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | 7.8 | 25% | 3,078 | Yes |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk | 8.7 | 25% | 3,701 | Yes |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach | 9.6 | 24% | 1,990 | Yes |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk | 19 | 26% | 1,195 | Yes |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital | Hampton | 23 | 19% | 470 | Yes |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | Newport News | 26 | 22% | 3,180 | Yes |
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