Androscoggin Valley Hospital: labor and delivery in Berlin, NH
Androscoggin Valley Hospital is a hospital in Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire that delivers babies. It handled 75 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 52% delivered by C-section (27 such births). That is above the New Hampshire rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 52%First-birth C-section rate
- 75Deliveries in 2025
- 179Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Androscoggin Valley Hospital
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
59 Page Hill Road
Berlin, NH 03570
Coos County
Call (603) 752-2200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Androscoggin Valley Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 52% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 179 | 227 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New Hampshire, Androscoggin Valley Hospital has the 14th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 14 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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 74% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Berlin
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Memorial Hospital | North Conway | 31 | 26% | 211 | Yes |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton | 32 | 32% | 264 | – |
| Mainehealth Stephens Hospital | Norway | 39 | 21% | 243 | Yes |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | Saint Johnsbury | 40 | – | 36 | Yes |
| Mainehealth Franklin Hospital | Farmington | 51 | 32% | 246 | Yes |
| Central Maine Medical Center | Lewiston | 56 | 26% | 631 | Yes |
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