Arnot Ogden Medical Center: labor and delivery in Elmira, NY
Arnot Ogden Medical Center is a hospital in Elmira, Chemung County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 714 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (184 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 714Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 264Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Arnot Ogden Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Address and phone
600 Roe Avenue
Elmira, NY 14905
Chemung County
Call (607) 737-4100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Arnot Ogden Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 264 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 47 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In New York, Arnot Ogden Medical Center has the 49th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 58% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 59% 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
Arnot Ogden 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 Elmira
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Hospital | Corning | 8.8 | 31% | 473 | Yes |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre | 18 | 23% | 639 | Yes |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca | Ithaca | 30 | 24% | 662 | Yes |
| UPMC Wellsboro | Wellsboro | 34 | 35% | 153 | Yes |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc. | Binghamton | 46 | 27% | 616 | Yes |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc. | Binghamton | 47 | 35% | 1,604 | Yes |
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