Riverside Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Newport News, VA
Riverside Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 3,180 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (1,038 such births). That is below the Virginia rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,180Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 348Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
500 J Clyde Morris Blvd
Newport News, VA 23601
Newport News city
Call (757) 594-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Riverside Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 348 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 87 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Virginia, Riverside Regional Medical Center has the 8th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 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
Riverside Regional 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 Newport News
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Careplex Hospital | Hampton | 4.4 | 19% | 470 | Yes |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News | 5.3 | 22% | 1,108 | Yes |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk | 17 | 25% | 3,701 | Yes |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk | 21 | 26% | 1,195 | Yes |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | 22 | 25% | 3,078 | Yes |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg | 23 | 22% | 607 | Yes |
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