Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital: labor and delivery in Lewisburg, PA
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital is a hospital in Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 558 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (190 such births). That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 558Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 253Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
- Midwifery care
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
One Hospital Drive
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Union County
Call (570) 522-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 253 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Pennsylvania, Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital has the 20th-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
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Wellspan Evangelical Community 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 Lewisburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | 15 | 27% | 1,821 | Yes |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport | 20 | 21% | 955 | Yes |
| Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital | Bloomsburg | 23 | 24% | 393 | Yes |
| Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street | Pottsville | 42 | 24% | 525 | Yes |
| Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | Lewistown | 44 | 20% | 443 | Yes |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | Enola | 48 | 26% | 1,076 | Yes |
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