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Cary Medical Center: labor and delivery in Caribou, ME

Cary Medical Center is a hospital in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine that delivers babies. It handled 84 deliveries in 2025.

84Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
308Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
4 of 5Patient survey stars
1 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Cary Medical Center

Private labor and delivery rooms

Address and phone

163 van Buren Rd, Suite 1
Caribou, ME 04736
Aroostook County

Call (207) 498-3111 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Government, Local

How Cary Medical Center compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Maine	U.S.
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	308	288	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	112	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).

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
73% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
75% 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

Cary 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 Caribou

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital	Presque Isle	16	27%	205	Yes
Houlton Regional Hospital	Houlton	47	–	28	–
Northern Light Mayo Hospital	Dover Foxcroft	131	16%	143	Yes
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor	147	22%	1,665	Yes