Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center: labor and delivery in Lagrange, GA
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center is a hospital in Lagrange, Troup County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 1,036 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (323 such births). That is below the Georgia rate of 30% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,036Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 375Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1514 Vernon Road
Lagrange, GA 30240
Troup County
Call (706) 882-1411 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 375 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 59 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center has the 7th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 78% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 78% 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
Wellstar West Georgia 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 Lagrange
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc. | Newnan | 28 | 31% | 965 | Yes |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | Opelika | 34 | 27% | 2,247 | Yes |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | Columbus | 37 | 18% | 1,186 | Yes |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | Carrollton | 37 | 19% | 1,358 | Yes |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus | 38 | 27% | 2,530 | Yes |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Fayetteville | 43 | 34% | 2,981 | Yes |
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