Gettysburg Hospital: labor and delivery in Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg Hospital is a hospital in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 111 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 97% delivered by C-section (34 such births). That is above the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 97%First-birth C-section rate
- 111Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 175Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Gettysburg Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
147 Gettys Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
Adams County
Call (717) 334-2121 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Gettysburg Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 97% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 175 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Pennsylvania, Gettysburg Hospital has the 68th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 65% 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
Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Hanover | Hanover | 13 | 26% | 461 | Yes |
| Carroll Hospital Center | Westminster | 22 | 23% | 900 | Yes |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg | 23 | 96% | 448 | Yes |
| UPMC Memorial | York | 24 | 31% | 564 | Yes |
| UPMC Carlisle | Carlisle | 25 | 27% | 968 | Yes |
| Meritus Medical Center | Hagerstown | 28 | 28% | 1,886 | Yes |
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