Novant Health Rowan Medical Center: labor and delivery in Salisbury, NC
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center is a hospital in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 714 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (241 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
- 714Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 240Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
612 Mocksville Ave
Salisbury, NC 28144
Rowan County
Call (704) 210-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Novant Health Rowan Medical 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 | 240 | 289 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In North Carolina, Novant Health Rowan Medical 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 60% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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 Rowan 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 Salisbury
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | Concord | 19 | 27% | 2,831 | Yes |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital | Mooresville | 23 | – | – | Yes |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc. | Statesville | 24 | 29% | 589 | Yes |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville | 24 | 24% | 605 | Yes |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center | Albemarle | 27 | 33% | 346 | Yes |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | 29 | 21% | 4,165 | Yes |
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