Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc.: labor and delivery in Lafayette, LA
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. is a hospital in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 2,198 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (722 such births). That is the same as the Louisiana rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,198Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 344Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc.
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- 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
4801 Ambassador Caffery Parkway
Lafayette, LA 70508
Lafayette Parish
Call (337) 470-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 344 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 82 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Louisiana, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. has the 19th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette | 3.9 | 33% | 3,382 | Yes |
| Abbeville General Hospital | Abbeville | 13 | 32% | 276 | Yes |
| Iberia Medical Center | New Iberia | 19 | 28% | 258 | Yes |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas | 27 | 24% | 707 | Yes |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice | 32 | 18% | 480 | Yes |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings | 38 | 32% | 495 | 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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