Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital: labor and delivery in Lebanon, PA
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital is a hospital in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania that delivers babies. It handled 213 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 97% delivered by C-section (73 such births). That is above the Pennsylvania rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 97%First-birth C-section rate
- 213Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 134Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
252 South 4th Street
Lebanon, PA 17042
Lebanon County
Call (717) 270-7500 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 97% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 134 | 263 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Pennsylvania, Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital has the 68th-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
- 66% 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
Wellspan Good Samaritan 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 Lebanon
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | Hershey | 14 | 29% | 2,303 | Yes |
| UPMC Lititz | Lititz | 15 | 23% | 1,335 | Yes |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata | 16 | 94% | 255 | Yes |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster | 18 | 26% | 247 | Yes |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | 21 | 27% | 3,652 | Yes |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | Reading | 23 | 29% | 769 | Yes |
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