University of Virginia Medical Center: labor and delivery in Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia Medical Center is a hospital in Charlottesville, Charlottesville city, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 2,528 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (749 such births). That is above the Virginia rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,528Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 152Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at University of Virginia Medical Center
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Address and phone
1215 Lee Street
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Charlottesville city
Call (434) 924-0000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, State
How University of Virginia Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 152 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 96 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Virginia, University of Virginia Medical Center has the 38th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 46 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
- 79% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
University of Virginia 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 Charlottesville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | 3.0 | 21% | 1,162 | Yes |
| Augusta Health | Fishersville | 27 | 17% | 1,288 | Yes |
| Sentara Rmh Medical Center | Harrisonburg | 32 | 22% | 1,202 | Yes |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center | Culpeper | 39 | 19% | 546 | Yes |
| Southside Community Hospital, Inc. | Farmville | 51 | 23% | 254 | Yes |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center | Fredericksburg | 56 | 22% | 694 | Yes |
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