Southern Ohio Medical Center: labor and delivery in Portsmouth, OH
Southern Ohio Medical Center is a hospital in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio that delivers babies. It handled 1,000 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (339 such births). That is below the Ohio rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,000Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 253Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1805 27th Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Scioto County
Call (740) 356-8435 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Southern Ohio Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 253 | 280 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 57 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Ohio, Southern Ohio Medical Center has the 35th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 77 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
- 73% 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
Southern Ohio 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 Portsmouth
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center | Ashland | 27 | 22% | 1,224 | Yes |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. | Huntington | 38 | 30% | 2,689 | Yes |
| Holzer Medical Center | Gallipolis | 40 | 15% | 435 | Yes |
| Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe | 44 | 18% | 1,248 | Yes |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center | Maysville | 44 | 39% | 326 | Yes |
| St Claire Regional Medical Center | Morehead | 47 | – | 113 | Yes |
Hospitals in Portsmouth that do not offer labor and delivery: Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio.
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