Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Newport, OR
Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital is a hospital in Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 113 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (37 such births). That is above the Oregon rate of 23% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 113Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 175Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital
- Midwifery care
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
930 SW Abbey Street
Newport, OR 97365
Lincoln County
Call (541) 265-2244 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 175 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 63 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Oregon, Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital has the 32nd-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
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% 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 Pacific 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 Newport
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital | Lincoln City | 25 | 32% | 107 | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center | Corvallis | 40 | 23% | 924 | Yes |
| Peace Harbor Medical Center | Florence | 45 | – | 35 | Yes |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital | Albany | 46 | 23% | 342 | Yes |
| Salem Hospital | Salem | 54 | 25% | 2,646 | Yes |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital | Lebanon | 57 | 19% | 213 | Yes |
More in Lincoln County
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital (Lincoln City)
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