Wheeling Hospital, Inc.: labor and delivery in Wheeling, WV
Wheeling Hospital, Inc. is a hospital in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia that delivers babies. It handled 1,096 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 18% delivered by C-section (346 such births). That is below the West Virginia rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 18%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,096Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 216Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
1 Medical Park
Wheeling, WV 26003
Ohio County
Call (304) 243-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Church
How Wheeling Hospital, Inc. compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 18% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 216 | 282 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 45 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In West Virginia, Wheeling Hospital, Inc. has the 3rd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 16 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: 2 of 5 stars
- 57% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Wheeling Hospital, Inc. 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 Wheeling
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Medical Center East &trinity Medical Center West | Steubenville | 20 | 19% | 239 | Yes |
| Weirton Medical Center, Inc. | Weirton | 24 | 34% | 393 | Yes |
| The Washington Hospital | Washington | 25 | 28% | 543 | Yes |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh | 39 | 20% | 942 | Yes |
| Jefferson Hospital | Jefferson Hills | 44 | 24% | 1,096 | Yes |
| Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System | Pittsburgh | 46 | 26% | 9,567 | Yes |
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