Onslow Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Jacksonville, NC
Onslow Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 1,367 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (498 such births). That is below the North Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,367Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 477Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
317 Western Boulevard
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Onslow County
Call (910) 577-2345 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Onslow Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 477 | 289 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 81 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In North Carolina, Onslow Memorial Hospital has the 5th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 53% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 57% 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
Onslow Memorial Hospital 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 Jacksonville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina East Medical Center | New Bern | 30 | 26% | 931 | Yes |
| Pender Memorial Hospital | Burgaw | 34 | – | – | Yes |
| Carteret General Hospital | Morehead City | 36 | 22% | 669 | Yes |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital | Kenansville | 36 | 31% | 382 | Yes |
| UNC Lenoir Health Care | Kinston | 38 | 22% | 258 | Yes |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | 49 | 25% | 4,885 | Yes |
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