Sentara Princess Anne Hospital: labor and delivery in Virginia Beach, VA
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital is a hospital in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 1,990 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (686 such births). That is below the Virginia rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,990Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 231Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2025 Glenn Mitchell Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Virginia Beach city
Call (757) 507-1520 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Sentara Princess Anne Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 231 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 77 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Virginia, Sentara Princess Anne Hospital has the 19th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 82% 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
Sentara Princess Anne 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 Virginia Beach
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake General Hospital | Chesapeake | 9.6 | 27% | 2,702 | Yes |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | 9.8 | 25% | 3,078 | Yes |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk | 15 | 25% | 3,701 | Yes |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital | Hampton | 28 | 19% | 470 | Yes |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk | 28 | 26% | 1,195 | Yes |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | Newport News | 32 | 22% | 3,180 | Yes |
Hospitals in Virginia Beach that do not offer labor and delivery: Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
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