Fairview Hospital: labor and delivery in Great Barrington, MA
Fairview Hospital is a hospital in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 106 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (46 such births). That is above the Massachusetts rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 106Deliveries in 2025
- 405Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 5 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
29 Lewis Avenue
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Berkshire County
Call (413) 528-0790 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Fairview Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 405 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 79 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Massachusetts, Fairview Hospital has the 31st-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: 5 of 5 stars
- 91% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 87% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Great Barrington
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Medical Center | Pittsfield | 20 | 27% | 499 | Yes |
| Sharon Hospital | Sharon | 22 | 28% | 152 | Yes |
| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital | Torrington | 28 | 33% | 446 | Yes |
| Northern Dutchess Hospital | Rhinebeck | 34 | 33% | 972 | Yes |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.,the | Northampton | 36 | 25% | 636 | Yes |
| Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 37 | 29% | 3,913 | Yes |
More in Berkshire County
- Berkshire Medical Center (Pittsfield)
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