Berkshire Medical Center: labor and delivery in Pittsfield, MA
Berkshire Medical Center is a hospital in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 499 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (185 such births). That is below the Massachusetts rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 499Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 430Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
725 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Berkshire County
Call (413) 447-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Berkshire Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 430 | 364 | 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 Massachusetts, Berkshire Medical Center has the 15th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 36 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
- 56% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
Berkshire 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 Pittsfield
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Hospital | Great Barrington | 20 | 33% | 106 | – |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | Bennington | 29 | 12% | 341 | Yes |
| Samaritan Hospital | Troy | 29 | 23% | 967 | Yes |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | Albany | 30 | 36% | 2,074 | Yes |
| St Peter's Hospital | Albany | 31 | 37% | 2,937 | Yes |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.,the | Northampton | 32 | 25% | 636 | Yes |
More in Berkshire County
- Fairview Hospital (Great Barrington)
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