MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lancaster, SC
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center is a hospital in Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 426 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (129 such births). That is above the South Carolina rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 426Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 256Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
800 W Meeting St
Lancaster, SC 29720
Lancaster County
Call (803) 286-1481 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 256 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 46 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In South Carolina, MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center has the 27th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 34 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
- 64% 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
MUSC Health Lancaster 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 Lancaster
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill Hospital-Piedmont Medical Center | Rock Hill | 22 | 30% | 1,066 | Yes |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center | Charlotte | 23 | 18% | 751 | Yes |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe | 23 | 25% | 1,615 | Yes |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte | 26 | 19% | 2,976 | Yes |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | Matthews | 28 | 22% | 2,351 | Yes |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 34 | 24% | 6,767 | Yes |
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