Sentara Rmh Medical Center: labor and delivery in Harrisonburg, VA
Sentara Rmh Medical Center is a hospital in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 1,202 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 22% delivered by C-section (342 such births). That is below the Virginia rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 22%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,202Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 254Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2010 Health Campus Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Harrisonburg city
Call (540) 689-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sentara Rmh Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 22% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 254 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 60 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Virginia, Sentara Rmh Medical Center has the 8th-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: 3 of 5 stars
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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 Rmh Medical Center 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 Harrisonburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Health | Fishersville | 23 | 17% | 1,288 | Yes |
| University of Virginia Medical Center | Charlottesville | 32 | 29% | 2,528 | Yes |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | 34 | 21% | 1,162 | Yes |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg | 42 | 33% | 231 | – |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center | Culpeper | 46 | 19% | 546 | Yes |
| Fauquier Hospital | Warrenton | 60 | 20% | 281 | Yes |
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