Samaritan Albany General Hospital: labor and delivery in Albany, OR
Samaritan Albany General Hospital is a hospital in Albany, Linn County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 342 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (116 such births). That is the same as the Oregon rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 342Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 135Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Samaritan Albany General Hospital
- Midwifery care
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1046 6th Avenue SW
Albany, OR 97321
Linn County
Call (541) 812-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Samaritan Albany General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 135 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 54 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Oregon, Samaritan Albany General Hospital has the 17th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 39 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
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Samaritan Albany General 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 Albany
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center | Corvallis | 7.0 | 23% | 924 | Yes |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital | Lebanon | 12 | 19% | 213 | Yes |
| Salem Hospital | Salem | 21 | 25% | 2,646 | Yes |
| Santiam Hospital & Clinics | Stayton | 23 | 26% | 222 | No |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center | Silverton | 30 | 15% | 1,322 | Yes |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | Springfield | 38 | 22% | 2,380 | Yes |
More in Linn County
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital (Lebanon)
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