Piedmont Macon Medical Center: labor and delivery in Macon, GA
Piedmont Macon Medical Center is a hospital in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 663 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 44% delivered by C-section (221 such births). That is above the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 44%First-birth C-section rate
- 663Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 284Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
350 Hospital Drive
Macon, GA 31217
Bibb County
Call (478) 765-7000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Piedmont Macon Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 44% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 284 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 77 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Piedmont Macon Medical Center has the 64th-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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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
Piedmont Macon 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 Macon
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | Macon | 1.4 | 28% | 3,073 | Yes |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | Warner Robins | 16 | 29% | 1,757 | Yes |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | Milledgeville | 27 | 21% | 337 | Yes |
| Upson Regional Medical Center | Thomaston | 42 | 30% | 312 | Yes |
| Fairview Park Hospital | Dublin | 44 | 25% | 1,047 | Yes |
| Wellstar Spalding Medical Center | Griffin | 46 | 34% | 825 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Macon
Hospitals in Macon that do not offer labor and delivery: Piedmont Macon North Hospital.
All hospitals in Macon · Bibb County · All Georgia hospitals