Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Center: labor and delivery in Asheville, NC
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Center is a hospital in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 3,650 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (2,530 such births). That is below the North Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,650Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 64Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
509 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
Buncombe County
Call (828) 213-1111 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 64 | 289 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In North Carolina, Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Center has the 28th-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
- 54% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery 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 Asheville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventhealth Hendersonville | Hendersonville | 13 | 19% | 597 | Yes |
| Pardee Hospital Henderson County | Hendersonville | 18 | 32% | 402 | Yes |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Clyde | 23 | 28% | 140 | Yes |
| The McDowell Hospital | Marion | 30 | 22% | 328 | Yes |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton | 36 | 21% | 145 | Yes |
| Harris Regional Hospital | Sylva | 39 | 24% | 415 | Yes |
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