Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge: labor and delivery in Columbia, SC
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge is a hospital in Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 1,101 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (349 such births). That is below the South Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,101Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 134Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
400 Palmetto Health Parkway
Columbia, SC 29212
Lexington County
Call (803) 907-7011 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 134 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 116 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In South Carolina, Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge has the 4th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 34 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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge 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 Columbia
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 5.6 | 25% | 3,889 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Richland Hospital | Columbia | 7.2 | 28% | 2,861 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Baptist | Columbia | 8.3 | 25% | 1,287 | Yes |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | Columbia | 9.2 | 28% | 343 | Yes |
| Newberry County Memorial Hospital | Newberry | 30 | – | 75 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital | Sumter | 47 | 31% | 932 | Yes |
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