Catholic Medical Center: labor and delivery in Manchester, NH
Catholic Medical Center is a hospital in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire that delivers babies. It handled 302 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (97 such births). That is below the New Hampshire rate of 28% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 302Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 384Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Catholic Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Rooming-in with your baby
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
100 McGregor Street
Manchester, NH 03102
Hillsborough County
Call (603) 668-3545 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Catholic Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 384 | 227 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 93 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Hampshire, Catholic Medical Center has the 5th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 14 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 62% 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
Catholic 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 Manchester
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital | Manchester | 2.0 | 32% | 2,435 | Yes |
| Concord Hospital | Concord | 15 | 27% | 1,277 | Yes |
| Southern NH Medical Center | Nashua | 16 | 32% | 989 | Yes |
| St Joseph Hospital | Nashua | 17 | 32% | 584 | Yes |
| Holy Family Hospital | Methuen | 24 | 29% | 788 | Yes |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 25 | 22% | 1,790 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Manchester
More in Hillsborough County
- Southern NH Medical Center (Nashua)
- St Joseph Hospital (Nashua)
- Monadnock Community Hospital (Peterborough)
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