Flagler Hospital: labor and delivery in Saint Augustine, FL
Flagler Hospital is a hospital in Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida that delivers babies. It handled 1,444 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (508 such births). That is below the Florida rate of 30% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,444Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 325Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
400 Health Park Blvd
Saint Augustine, FL 32086
St. Johns County
Call (904) 819-5155 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Flagler Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 325 | 293 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 77 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Florida, Flagler Hospital has the 38th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 93 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
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 63% 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
Flagler 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 Saint Augustine
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | Jacksonville Beach | 29 | 25% | 1,028 | Yes |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | Jacksonville | 31 | 27% | 2,724 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | Orange Park | 33 | 20% | 995 | Yes |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 34 | 22% | 1,204 | Yes |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | Middleburg | 35 | 26% | 1,108 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 38 | 32% | 6,646 | Yes |
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