Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center: labor and delivery in Mount Pleasant, SC
Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center is a hospital in Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 1,554 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (555 such births). That is below the South Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,554Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 336Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2000 Hospital Dr
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Charleston County
Call (843) 881-0100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 336 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 34 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In South Carolina, Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center has the 12th-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
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Novant Health East Cooper 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 Mount Pleasant
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center | Charleston | 6.1 | 28% | 3,939 | Yes |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | Charleston | 11 | 19% | 2,447 | Yes |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 17 | 24% | 2,817 | Yes |
| Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc. | Summerville | 31 | 28% | 801 | Yes |
| Colleton Medical Center | Walterboro | 48 | 21% | 280 | Yes |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | Beaufort | 56 | 28% | 1,089 | Yes |
More in Charleston County
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital (Charleston)
- MUSC Medical Center (Charleston)
- Trident Medical Center (Charleston)
Hospitals in Mount Pleasant that do not offer labor and delivery: Mount Pleasant Hospital.
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