Canton-Potsdam Hospital: labor and delivery in Potsdam, NY
Canton-Potsdam Hospital is a hospital in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 570 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (225 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
- 570Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 479Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Canton-Potsdam Hospital
- Newborn care: Level I newborn nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
50 Leroy Street
Potsdam, NY 13676
St. Lawrence County
Call (315) 265-3300 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Canton-Potsdam Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 479 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 56 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New York, Canton-Potsdam Hospital 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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
Canton-Potsdam Hospital 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 Potsdam
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | Saranac Lake | 41 | 21% | 178 | Yes |
| Carthage Area Hospital, Inc. | Carthage | 57 | 13% | 208 | – |
| Samaritan Medical Center | Watertown | 67 | 30% | 1,106 | Yes |
| Lewis County General Hospital | Lowville | 71 | 56% | 90 | – |
| The University of Vermont Health Network | Plattsburgh | 74 | 27% | 512 | Yes |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital | Elizabethtown | 75 | – | – | Yes |
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