Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Seneca, SC
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 573 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (201 such births). That is below the South Carolina rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 573Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 175Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
298 Memorial Dr
Seneca, SC 29672
Oconee County
Call (864) 482-3100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 175 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 100 | – | 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 Oconee Memorial Hospital has the 6th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 71% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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 Oconee 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 Seneca
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC | Lavonia | 20 | 19% | 248 | Yes |
| Anmed Health | Anderson | 23 | 21% | 1,360 | Yes |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | Demorest | 32 | 16% | 503 | Yes |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 34 | 29% | 1,863 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 34 | 24% | 4,819 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | Greenville | 39 | 21% | 3,853 | Yes |
All hospitals in Seneca · Oconee County · All South Carolina hospitals