Columbus Regional Healthcare System: labor and delivery in Whiteville, NC
Columbus Regional Healthcare System is a hospital in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 395 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 34% delivered by C-section (154 such births). That is above the North Carolina rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 34%First-birth C-section rate
- 395Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 419Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Columbus Regional Healthcare System
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- OB hospitalists on staff
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
500 Jefferson St
Whiteville, NC 28472
Columbus County
Call (910) 642-8011 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Columbus Regional Healthcare System compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 34% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 419 | 289 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 65 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In North Carolina, Columbus Regional Healthcare System has the 69th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 71 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
- 53% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Columbus Regional Healthcare System 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 Whiteville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeod Loris Hospital | Loris | 23 | 31% | 554 | Yes |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Lumberton | 26 | 22% | 1,234 | Yes |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | Supply | 35 | 23% | 747 | Yes |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon | Dillon | 38 | 21% | 206 | Yes |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 41 | 32% | 160 | Yes |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway | 42 | 17% | 1,672 | Yes |
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