Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Albany, GA
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 1,866 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (324 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,866Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 68Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
Address and phone
417 Third Avenue
Albany, GA 31703
Dougherty County
Call (229) 312-4068 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 68 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 67 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital has the 24th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 62% 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
Phoebe Putney 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 Albany
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | Americus | 33 | – | 399 | Yes |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | Cordele | 35 | 29% | 259 | Yes |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | Moultrie | 39 | 39% | 678 | Yes |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton | 40 | 28% | 1,317 | Yes |
| Grady General Hospital | Cairo | 50 | 22% | 302 | Yes |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | Bainbridge | 53 | 32% | 410 | Yes |
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