Wayne Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Honesdale, PA
Wayne Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 475 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (135 such births). That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 475Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 240Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Wayne Memorial Hospital
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
601 Park Street
Honesdale, PA 18431
Wayne County
Call (570) 253-8100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Wayne Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 240 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Pennsylvania, Wayne Memorial Hospital has the 8th-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
- 62% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Wayne Memorial Hospital 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 Honesdale
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City | Dickson City | 21 | – | – | Yes |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton | Scranton | 23 | 37% | 1,507 | Yes |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | Scranton | 23 | 25% | 860 | Yes |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | Harris | 29 | 37% | 426 | Yes |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre | 36 | 18% | 1,975 | Yes |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | East Stroudsburg | 41 | 25% | 652 | Yes |
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