Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lafayette, LA
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center is a hospital in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 3,382 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (1,030 such births). That is above the Louisiana rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,382Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 328Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1214 Coolidge Avenue
Lafayette, LA 70503
Lafayette Parish
Call (337) 289-7991 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 328 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 55 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Louisiana, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center has the 35th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 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
- 73% 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.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Ochsner Lafayette General 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 Lafayette
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Lafayette | 3.9 | 28% | 2,198 | Yes |
| Abbeville General Hospital | Abbeville | 17 | 32% | 276 | Yes |
| Iberia Medical Center | New Iberia | 20 | 28% | 258 | Yes |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas | 24 | 24% | 707 | Yes |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice | 30 | 18% | 480 | Yes |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Ville Platte | 36 | – | – | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Lafayette
Hospitals in Lafayette that do not offer labor and delivery: Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics, Park Place Surgical Hospital, Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital.
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