Pennsylvania Hospital: labor and delivery in Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Hospital is a hospital in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 5,079 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (1,956 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
- 5,079Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 91Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Pennsylvania Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Philadelphia County
Call (215) 829-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Pennsylvania Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 91 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 76 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital 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
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | 0.3 | 25% | 2,743 | Yes |
| Hospital of University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2.0 | 23% | 3,945 | Yes |
| Cooper University Hospital | Camden | 2.1 | 21% | 1,935 | Yes |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital | Camden | 3.4 | 20% | 602 | Yes |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | 4.1 | 98% | 455 | Yes |
| Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia | 6.3 | 31% | 2,208 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Philadelphia
- Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
- Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
- Temple University Hospital
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Hospitals in Philadelphia that do not offer labor and delivery: Kensington Hospital, Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital, Jefferson Health- Northeast, Nazareth Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Wills Eye Hospital.
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