Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell: labor and delivery in Pennington, NJ
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell is a hospital in Pennington, Mercer County, New Jersey that delivers babies. It handled 3,618 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (1,230 such births). That is the same as the New Jersey rate of 26% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,618Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 367Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
One Capital Way
Pennington, NJ 08534
Mercer County
Call (609) 303-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 367 | 339 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 89 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Jersey, Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell has the 24th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 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
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 61% 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
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell 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 Pennington
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | 10 | 28% | 1,068 | Yes |
| University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro | Plainsboro | 13 | 30% | 2,029 | Yes |
| Hunterdon Medical Center | Flemington | 16 | – | – | Yes |
| Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | 18 | 41% | 576 | Yes |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook | 19 | – | – | Yes |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | Abington | 21 | 21% | 4,860 | Yes |
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