Ascension St Vincent's Clay County: labor and delivery in Middleburg, FL
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County is a hospital in Middleburg, Clay County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 1,108 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (361 such births). That is below the Florida rate of 30% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,108Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 437Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Ascension St Vincent's Clay County
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1670 St Vincents Way
Middleburg, FL 32068
Clay County
Call (904) 602-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Ascension St Vincent's Clay County compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 437 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 58 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Florida, Ascension St Vincent's Clay County has the 38th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Ascension St Vincent's Clay County 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 Middleburg
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | Orange Park | 6.7 | 20% | 995 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 17 | 32% | 6,646 | Yes |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | Jacksonville | 18 | 27% | 2,724 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 18 | 22% | 1,204 | Yes |
| Shands Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 19 | 29% | 4,085 | Yes |
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | Jacksonville Beach | 28 | 25% | 1,028 | Yes |
More in Clay County
- HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital (Orange Park)
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