St Charles Medical Center - Bend: labor and delivery in Bend, OR
St Charles Medical Center - Bend is a hospital in Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon that delivers babies. It handled 2,306 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (761 such births). That is below the Oregon rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,306Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 285Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Charles Medical Center - Bend
- Midwifery care
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
2500 NE Neff Road
Bend, OR 97701
Deschutes County
Call (541) 382-4321 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Charles Medical Center - Bend compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 285 | 256 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Oregon, St Charles Medical Center - Bend has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 39 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
- 78% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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
St Charles Medical Center - Bend 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 Bend
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Madras | Madras | 40 | 16% | 133 | Yes |
| McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center | Springfield | 86 | 11% | 469 | Yes |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | Springfield | 87 | 22% | 2,380 | Yes |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital | Lebanon | 88 | 19% | 213 | Yes |
| Santiam Hospital & Clinics | Stayton | 88 | 26% | 222 | No |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center | Silverton | 99 | 15% | 1,322 | Yes |
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