Geisinger Medical Center: labor and delivery in Danville, PA
Geisinger Medical Center is a hospital in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 1,821 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (516 such births). That is the same as the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,821Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 485Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Geisinger Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822
Montour County
Call (570) 271-6211 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Geisinger Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 485 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 115 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Pennsylvania, Geisinger Medical Center has the 36th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 72 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Geisinger 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 Danville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg | 8.3 | 24% | 393 | Yes |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | Lewisburg | 15 | 24% | 558 | Yes |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport | 29 | 21% | 955 | Yes |
| Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street | Pottsville | 29 | 24% | 525 | Yes |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | Hazleton | 33 | 20% | 683 | Yes |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon | 45 | 97% | 213 | Yes |
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