Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lancaster, PA
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center is a hospital in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 247 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (95 such births). That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 247Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 425Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- 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
2160 State Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Lancaster County
Call (223) 287-9000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 425 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 83 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Pennsylvania, Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center has the 29th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 72 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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Penn State Health Lancaster 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 Lancaster
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 4.7 | 27% | 3,652 | Yes |
| UPMC Lititz | Lititz | 5.1 | 23% | 1,335 | Yes |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata | 13 | 94% | 255 | Yes |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon | 18 | 97% | 213 | Yes |
| Wellspan York Hospital | York | 20 | 99% | 1,153 | Yes |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 20 | 29% | 2,303 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Lancaster
More in Lancaster County
- Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital (Ephrata)
- UPMC Lititz (Lititz)
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