Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street: labor and delivery in Pottsville, PA
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street is a hospital in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 525 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (171 such births). That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 525Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 113Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
420 South Jackson Street
Pottsville, PA 17901
Schuylkill County
Call (570) 621-5102 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 113 | 263 | 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 Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street has the 20th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 57% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street 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 Pottsville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton | Hazleton | 22 | 20% | 683 | Yes |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading | 24 | 29% | 769 | Yes |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg | 26 | 24% | 393 | Yes |
| Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon | 27 | 97% | 213 | Yes |
| Reading Hospital | West Reading | 28 | 28% | 2,844 | Yes |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 29 | 27% | 1,821 | Yes |
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