UNC Health Nash: labor and delivery in Rocky Mount, NC
UNC Health Nash is a hospital in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina that delivers babies. It handled 1,068 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (340 such births). That is above the North Carolina rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,068Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 259Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
2460 Curtis Ellis Drive
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Nash County
Call (252) 443-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How UNC Health Nash compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 259 | 289 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 39 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In North Carolina, UNC Health Nash has the 58th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 71 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
- 63% 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
UNC Health Nash 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 Rocky Mount
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro | 17 | 27% | 377 | Yes |
| Wilson Medical Center | Wilson | 18 | 22% | 604 | Yes |
| Ecu Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids | 34 | 24% | 309 | Yes |
| Ecu Health Medical Center | Greenville | 36 | 25% | 4,357 | Yes |
| Maria Parham Medical Center | Henderson | 40 | 46% | 206 | Yes |
| UNC Health Care Wayne | Goldsboro | 40 | 19% | 1,096 | Yes |
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