Spartanburg Medical Center: labor and delivery in Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Medical Center is a hospital in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 3,725 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (1,162 such births). That is above the South Carolina rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,725Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 511Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
101 E Wood St
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Spartanburg County
Call (864) 560-6554 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Spartanburg Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 511 | 219 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 47 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In South Carolina, Spartanburg Medical Center has the 21st-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 34 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
- 71% 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
Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital | Spartanburg | 3.2 | 25% | 1,045 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | Greenville | 23 | 21% | 3,853 | Yes |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center | Rutherfordton | 27 | 21% | 145 | Yes |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 29 | 29% | 1,863 | Yes |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 29 | 24% | 4,819 | Yes |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby | 32 | 19% | 1,250 | Yes |
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