UPMC Wellsboro: labor and delivery in Wellsboro, PA
UPMC Wellsboro is a hospital in Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 153 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (37 such births). That is above the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 153Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 343Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at UPMC Wellsboro
- 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
32-36 Central Avenue
Wellsboro, PA 16901
Tioga County
Call (570) 723-7764 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How UPMC Wellsboro compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 343 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Pennsylvania, UPMC Wellsboro has the 62nd-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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 Wellsboro 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 Wellsboro
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Hospital | Corning | 31 | 31% | 473 | Yes |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center | Elmira | 34 | 28% | 714 | Yes |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport | 38 | 21% | 955 | Yes |
| Jones Memorial Hospital | Wellsville | 42 | 28% | 384 | Yes |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 43 | 23% | 639 | Yes |
| Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | Lewisburg | 57 | 24% | 558 | Yes |
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