Memorial Satilla Health: labor and delivery in Waycross, GA
Memorial Satilla Health is a hospital in Waycross, Ware County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 515 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 13% delivered by C-section (99 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 13%First-birth C-section rate
- 515Deliveries in 2025
- 58Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Memorial Satilla Health
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1900 Tebeau Street
Waycross, GA 31501
Ware County
Call (912) 287-2500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Memorial Satilla Health compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 13% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 58 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 42 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Georgia, Memorial Satilla Health has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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 Waycross
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon County Hospital | Alma | 23 | 29% | 183 | No |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Douglas | 36 | 28% | 381 | Yes |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | Brunswick | 51 | 35% | 1,556 | No |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus | Saint Marys | 58 | 29% | 578 | No |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | Hinesville | 60 | – | 90 | – |
| Sgmc Health | Valdosta | 61 | 21% | 1,765 | Yes |
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