Robert Packer Hospital: labor and delivery in Sayre, PA
Robert Packer Hospital is a hospital in Sayre, Bradford County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 639 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (214 such births). That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 639Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 610Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
One Guthrie Square
Sayre, PA 18840
Bradford County
Call (570) 888-6666 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Robert Packer Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 610 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 47 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Pennsylvania, Robert Packer Hospital has the 14th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 72 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
- 74% 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
Robert Packer 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 Sayre
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center | Elmira | 18 | 28% | 714 | Yes |
| Corning Hospital | Corning | 26 | 31% | 473 | Yes |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc. | Binghamton | 31 | 27% | 616 | Yes |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc. | Binghamton | 32 | 35% | 1,604 | Yes |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca | Ithaca | 34 | 24% | 662 | Yes |
| UPMC Wellsboro | Wellsboro | 43 | 35% | 153 | Yes |
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