Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake: labor and delivery in Saranac Lake, NY
Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake is a hospital in Saranac Lake, Franklin County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 178 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (66 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 178Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 287Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
Address and phone
2233 State Route 86, Po Box 471
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Franklin County
Call (518) 891-4141 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 287 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In New York, Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake has the 15th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 98 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: 5 of 5 stars
- 82% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 81% 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
Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake 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 Saranac Lake
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital | Elizabethtown | 35 | – | – | Yes |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital | Potsdam | 41 | 28% | 570 | Yes |
| The University of Vermont Health Network | Plattsburgh | 43 | 27% | 512 | Yes |
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care | Burlington | 52 | 25% | 2,227 | Yes |
| Porter Hospital Inc. | Middlebury | 60 | 18% | 319 | Yes |
| Northwestern Medical Center Inc. | Saint Albans | 64 | 24% | 291 | Yes |
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