Bellevue Hospital Center: labor and delivery in New York, NY
Bellevue Hospital Center is a hospital in New York, New York County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,538 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 24% delivered by C-section (433 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 24%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,538Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 618Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Bellevue Hospital Center
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
Address and phone
462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
New York County
Call (212) 561-4132 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Bellevue Hospital Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 24% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 618 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 124 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Bellevue Hospital Center has the 29th-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
- 66% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 66% 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
Bellevue Hospital 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 New York
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Hospitals | New York | 0.2 | 27% | 14,330 | Yes |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York | 2.0 | 30% | 22,616 | Yes |
| Mount Sinai West | New York | 2.2 | 31% | 4,805 | Yes |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | 2.5 | 28% | 3,372 | Yes |
| Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center | Hoboken | 3.0 | – | 476 | Yes |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn | 3.3 | 18% | 1,020 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in New York
- Harlem Hospital Center
- Lenox Hill Hospital
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- NYU Langone Hospitals
Hospitals in New York that do not offer labor and delivery: Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Hospital for Special Surgery.
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