Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital: labor and delivery in Lincoln City, OR
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital is a hospital in Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 107 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 32% delivered by C-section (47 such births). That is above the Oregon rate of 23% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 32%First-birth C-section rate
- 107Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 461Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
3043 NE 28th Street
Lincoln City, OR 97367
Lincoln County
Call (541) 994-3661 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 32% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 461 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Oregon, Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital has the 36th-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
- 75% 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 North Lincoln 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 Lincoln City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital | Newport | 25 | 27% | 113 | Yes |
| Adventist Health Tillamook | Tillamook | 33 | 24% | 131 | Yes |
| Willamette Valley Medical Center | McMinnville | 43 | 15% | 130 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center | Corvallis | 45 | 23% | 924 | Yes |
| Salem Hospital | Salem | 47 | 25% | 2,646 | Yes |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital | Albany | 50 | 23% | 342 | Yes |
More in Lincoln County
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital (Newport)
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