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UPMC Carlisle: labor and delivery in Carlisle, PA

UPMC Carlisle is a hospital in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 968 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (317 such births). That is the same as the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.

27%First-birth C-section rate
968Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
458Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
3 of 5Patient survey stars
4 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at UPMC Carlisle

Newborn care: NICU on site
Midwifery care
Doula support
VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
Lactation consultants
High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care

Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.

Address and phone

361 Alexander Spring Road
Carlisle, PA 17015
Cumberland County

Call (717) 249-1212 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Private

How UPMC Carlisle compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Pennsylvania	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	27%	27%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	458	263	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	42	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).

In Pennsylvania, UPMC Carlisle has the 36th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 72 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
65% 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

UPMC Carlisle 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 Carlisle

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center	Enola	14	26%	1,076	Yes
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals	Harrisburg	19	29%	2,899	Yes
Gettysburg Hospital	Gettysburg	25	97%	111	Yes
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital	Chambersburg	29	96%	448	Yes
UPMC Hanover	Hanover	29	26%	461	Yes
Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey	29	29%	2,303	Yes