Mount Nittany Medical Center: labor and delivery in State College, PA
Mount Nittany Medical Center is a hospital in State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 1,050 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (538 such births). That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,050Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 371Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mount Nittany Medical Center
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
155 Wellness Way
State College, PA 16803
Centre County
Call (814) 231-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mount Nittany Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 371 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Pennsylvania, Mount Nittany Medical Center has the 11th-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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Mount Nittany 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 State College
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | Lewistown | 20 | 20% | 443 | Yes |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona | 34 | 23% | 1,529 | Yes |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | Dubois | 52 | 25% | 1,020 | Yes |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | Lewisburg | 53 | 24% | 558 | Yes |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport | 54 | 21% | 955 | Yes |
| UPMC Carlisle | Carlisle | 55 | 27% | 968 | Yes |
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