UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center: labor and delivery in Culpeper, VA
UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center is a hospital in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 546 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 19% delivered by C-section (160 such births). That is below the Virginia rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 19%First-birth C-section rate
- 546Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 138Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
501 Sunset Lane
Culpeper, VA 22701
Culpeper County
Call (703) 829-4300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 19% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 138 | 255 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 43 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Virginia, UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center has the 3rd-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
- 64% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% 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
UVA Health Culpeper 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 Culpeper
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier Hospital | Warrenton | 21 | 20% | 281 | Yes |
| Mary Washington Hospital | Fredericksburg | 30 | 26% | 1,757 | Yes |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center | Fredericksburg | 32 | 22% | 694 | Yes |
| Stafford Hospital, LLC | Stafford | 33 | 28% | 1,299 | Yes |
| UVA Health Prince William Medical Center | Manassas | 36 | 29% | 1,842 | Yes |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | 38 | 21% | 1,162 | Yes |
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