Lewisgale Medical Center: labor and delivery in Salem, VA
Lewisgale Medical Center is a hospital in Salem, Salem city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 1,487 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (271 such births). That is above the Virginia rate of 25% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,487Deliveries in 2025
- 85Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 1 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Lewisgale Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1900 Electric Road
Salem, VA 24153
Salem city
Call (540) 776-4100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Lewisgale Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 85 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 64 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Virginia, Lewisgale Medical Center has the 25th-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: 1 of 5 stars
- 57% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 56% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Salem
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carilion Medical Center | Roanoke | 10 | 24% | 3,301 | Yes |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | Christiansburg | 26 | 25% | 799 | Yes |
| Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Inc. | Ronceverte | 37 | 18% | 267 | Yes |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | Lynchburg | 52 | 19% | 2,477 | Yes |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc. | Princeton | 55 | 28% | 1,004 | Yes |
| Wythe County Community Hospital | Wytheville | 59 | 27% | 349 | Yes |
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