Where to Give Birth in Virginia (2026): Hospitals Compared with CMS Data
Data as of 2026-08-13 (CMS hospital data); 09/30/2025 (patient-experience survey end date). Hospital quality & Birthing-Friendly data: CMS Care Compare, released 2026-08-13. Patient-experience data (HCAHPS): CMS, survey period 10/01/2024–09/30/2025. This page does not update automatically — see “How we built this page” below for the refresh cadence.
Medical disclaimer. This page compares publicly reported federal data. It is not medical advice and is not a recommendation of any hospital, provider, or birth plan. CMS does not currently publish a hospital-level cesarean-delivery rate or severe-maternal-complication rate, so this page cannot show either — no other source on this page fills that gap. Talk to your OB, midwife, or family doctor about which hospital is right for a specific pregnancy, especially a high-risk one, and ask directly about the hospital’s neonatal/NICU level of care.
Virginia has 50 hospitals in CMS’s current Care Compare data that provide inpatient labor and delivery care, spread across 41 cities. This page compares those hospitals using CMS’s Birthing-Friendly designation and overall hospital star ratings. Thirty hospitals on the state’s general hospital list do not provide inpatient labor and delivery care and were excluded from this comparison.
50
Hospitals providing labor & delivery
43
Birthing-Friendly designated (86.0%)
47
Have a published CMS star rating (94.0%)
3
Not rated by CMS
30 hospitals on Virginia’s general acute-care/critical-access hospital list were excluded because CMS’s current data marks them as not providing inpatient labor & delivery care.
Every hospital in Virginia that provides labor & delivery care
| Hospital | Location | CMS Overall Rating | Birthing-Friendly | Maternal safety bundle adopted | Patient experience (HCAHPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | Richmond, Richmond City County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 71% would definitely recommend |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria, Alexandria City County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 73% would definitely recommend |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | Fairfax, Fairfax County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 79% would definitely recommend |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | Falls Church, Fairfax County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 80% would definitely recommend |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital | Leesburg, Loudoun County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 77% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 82% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Rmh Medical Center | Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, James City County | ★★★★★ 5/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 81% would definitely recommend |
| Augusta Health | Fishersville, Augusta County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 67% would definitely recommend |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center | Mechanicsville, Hanover County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | Christiansburg, Montgomery County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Cjw Medical Center | Richmond, Richmond City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | No | No | 2/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Community Memorial Hospital | South Hill, Mecklenburg County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Henrico Doctors’ Hospital | Richmond, Henrico County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | No | No | 3/5 stars · 69% would definitely recommend |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News, Newport News City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | Richmond, Richmond City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital | Hampton, Hampton City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, Albemarle County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 82% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk, Norfolk City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, Suffolk City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 72% would definitely recommend |
| Southside Community Hospital, Inc | Farmville, Prince Edward County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 63% would definitely recommend |
| Stafford Hospital, Llc | Stafford, Stafford County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center | Dulles, Loudoun County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | Charlottesville, Charlottesville City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 80% would definitely recommend |
| Virginia Hospital Center | Arlington, Arlington County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 78% would definitely recommend |
| Winchester Medical Center | Winchester, Winchester City County | ★★★★☆ 4/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 72% would definitely recommend |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center | Midlothian, Chesterfield County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 73% would definitely recommend |
| Carilion Medical Center | Roanoke, Roanoke City County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 70% would definitely recommend |
| Centra Health – Lynchburg Gen Hospital | Lynchburg, Lynchburg City County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | Chesapeake, Chesapeake City County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 63% would definitely recommend |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center | Richlands, Tazewell County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Fauquier Hospital | Warrenton, Fauquier County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 57% would definitely recommend |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | Abingdon, Washington County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 66% would definitely recommend |
| Mary Washington Hospital | Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 63% would definitely recommend |
| Reston Hospital Center | Reston, Fairfax County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | No | No | 2/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | Newport News, Newport News City County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital | Onancock, Accomack County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 74% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, Norfolk City County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 79% would definitely recommend |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge, Prince William County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 65% would definitely recommend |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center | Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 63% would definitely recommend |
| Uva Health Prince William Medical Center | Manassas, Manassas City County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Wythe County Community Hospital | Wytheville, Wythe County | ★★★☆☆ 3/5 | Yes | Yes | 4/5 stars · 64% would definitely recommend |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center | Petersburg, Petersburg City County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 57% would definitely recommend |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | Salem, Salem City County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | No | No | 2/5 stars · 59% would definitely recommend |
| Sovah Health Danville | Danville, Danville City County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 49% would definitely recommend |
| Twin County Regional Hospital | Galax, Galax City County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 3/5 stars · 56% would definitely recommend |
| Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center | Culpeper, Culpeper County | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 | Yes | Yes | 2/5 stars · 61% would definitely recommend |
| Bath Community Hospital | Hot Springs, Bath County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not Available/5 stars · 75% would definitely recommend |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center | Suffolk, Suffolk City County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not Available/5 stars · Not Available% would definitely recommend |
| Hiram W Davis Medical Center | Petersburg, Petersburg City County | Not rated | No | Not reported | Not Available/5 stars · Not Available% would definitely recommend |
What CMS does not tell you
CMS has not published a hospital-level cesarean-delivery rate or a severe-maternal-complication rate in its current data release, and that is true nationwide, not something specific to Virginia, so this page cannot show either number. A state-level NICU or perinatal level-of-care listing is also left off this page because it could not be verified against a current state source.
How we built this page
This list was built by filtering CMS Hospital Type to Acute Care Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, then excluding any hospital whose CMS Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure (SM_7) is marked ‘Not Applicable (does not provide inpatient labor/delivery care)’.
Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information and Maternal Health – Hospital datasets, data.cms.gov. File released 2026-08-13. Maternal-health measurement period: calendar year 2024.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) patient-experience survey, data.cms.gov. Measurement period 10/01/2024–09/30/2025.
