The East Alabama Healthcare Authority: labor and delivery in Opelika, AL
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority is a hospital in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 2,247 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (760 such births). That is below the Alabama rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,247Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 461Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at The East Alabama Healthcare Authority
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- 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
2000 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801
Lee County
Call (334) 528-1300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How The East Alabama Healthcare Authority compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 461 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 43 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Alabama, The East Alabama Healthcare Authority has the 17th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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
- 66% 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
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority 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 Opelika
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus | 27 | 27% | 2,530 | Yes |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | Columbus | 27 | 18% | 1,186 | Yes |
| Russell Medical Center | Alexander City | 32 | 47% | 165 | Yes |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange | 34 | 20% | 1,036 | Yes |
| Baptist Medical Center East | Montgomery | 48 | 35% | 3,777 | Yes |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc. | Montgomery | 55 | 38% | 486 | Yes |
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