Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Lebanon, OR
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital is a hospital in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 213 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (90 such births). That is below the Oregon rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 213Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 133Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
- Midwifery care
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
525 N Santiam Highway
Lebanon, OR 97355
Linn County
Call (541) 258-2101 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 133 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Oregon, Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital has the 11th-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
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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 Lebanon Community 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 Lebanon
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital | Albany | 12 | 23% | 342 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center | Corvallis | 17 | 23% | 924 | Yes |
| Santiam Hospital & Clinics | Stayton | 20 | 26% | 222 | No |
| Salem Hospital | Salem | 27 | 25% | 2,646 | Yes |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center | Silverton | 32 | 15% | 1,322 | Yes |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | Springfield | 33 | 22% | 2,380 | Yes |
More in Linn County
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital (Albany)
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